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susysstories's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Someone (Victor) or a scene made intentionally creepy to set us on the wrong foot is completely fine with me, I actually like that, WHEN followed by a twist/surprise. Which wasn’t the case in this book. I’m always looking for the character mentioned in the beginning and then never again so we’d forget about them, who ends up being the culprit.
So yeah, I found the book a page turner but the end didn’t satisfy me.. Because it was a real page turner, I’m still giving it 3.5 stars but definitely not as enjoyable as Triptych, though as I said in that review, I didn’t find that ending very surprising either, all the surprises were in the first half of the book…
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Rape and Suicidal thoughts
jackbifrost's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Transphobia and Abortion