alicia_th's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual content and Violence
zara_arcus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual content
heoleen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Enige minpuntje was dat de love triangle een beetje onnodig was.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Abandonment, Blood, Sexual content, and Death of parent
jsmith1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Alcohol
book_becca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Car accident, Medical content, Racism, Incest, Classism, and Emotional abuse
jfield351's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Spoiler
I did guess that the boys’ middle names’ were places, but that is the only thing i guessedSpoiler
The ending was interesting, at first I was like okay that’s cool, whatever. Then the last page before the epilogue had me shook. That is a good twist. I wish it could have ended with an in-depth letter from Mr Hawthorne but there is another book so i’ll just have to read that! I’m still a bit intrigued / confused by the Drake thing so the next book will hopefully clarify a bit moreGraphic: Toxic relationship and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, and Car accident
Minor: Cursing, Blood, Infidelity, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Abandonment, and Murder
sgnrau's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual content
a_libra_library's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
nisha_23's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content
chloehey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I read this book in one sitting, I was not going to put it down till I got to the end, and the end was satisfying, while also leaving some things to be uncovered in the next book!
The pacing is excellent, It takes about 38 pages to set up the character, how she's been living and how she feels about it. There's some mysterious happenings and intrigue builds up, and then the big reveal happens. I was hooked.
Barnes does pretty well with relationships and tension, I was confused for a bit though as Avery interacted with the Hawthorne boys, because they all felt the same to me for a while. There are little mysteries about the people in the Hawthorne House mixed in with the main mystery. I really enjoyed tension in this book. Though I wasn't a big fan of the romance. (It really didn't bug me as much as other books have though.)
Spoiler
I KNEW that Harry was involved!(I said so in my goodreads updates) I didnt suspect him to be Tobias, but I knew he probably had something to do with it, and now he's one of the main parts of the next book!I ship Avery and Grayson, but for a while when it looked like that wasnt actually going to happen, Jameson seemed okay... Not anymore though, I look foreward to whats going to happen!
Moderate: Gun violence, Child death, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Content Warnings- sort of non spoilery