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hlbayles23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Sheila Tao is a college professor, who is engaged to Morris, an ex pro football player turned high stakes banker. It seems that she has a picture perfect life. However, Sheila has a seedy past and has been sleeping with her TA, Ethan (who is also in a long term relationship), for a few months.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment
neverlandpages4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
• Just like jar of hearts, I was hooked right from the start and couldn’t put it down!
• There’s so much tension and suspense that it’s pretty much impossible to not read till the end to know what happens.
• It’s narrated in third person, which I surprisingly liked and it switched to different characters which added a lot to the story.
• Also, something I really appreciated about this book was how fast paced it was and how it keeps you entertained without dragging out obvious plot points. I find that with some other thrillers, the obvious twists would be dragged out till the end. While with this book, everything felt balanced. It gets straight to the point without getting boring.
• Throughout the book, I was a bit disappointed that it wasn’t dropping little twists here and there like jar of hearts, however, the ending made up for that 100%. I was literally in SHOCK. I did not see that plot twist coming it was just so unexpected and it took me a while to process it.
• There’s a sequel called Freak that I’ll have to read sometime soon because I felt like there were a few unanswered questions!
• I’d highly recommend this to any thriller lovers (check trigger warnings though) and I can’t wait to read the rest of this author’s books!!!
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Rape
julienicole1106's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
onemorepagecrew's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking
thatbookmarkbabe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Stalking