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bkmckown's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
grace_lynn08'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
carol_c26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
sxrxh_lenx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
I always knew that Colleen is an incredible writer but this book acceded my expectations. I just finished reading it and I feel like I need to throw up.
The plot of the book was terrible, I am not a fan of cheating. Having Low being a home wrecker was not something I liked and even more Jeremy actually starting the affair with her.
Lowen is noisy and has her nose up in everything but the things she is supposed to do, write the books she’s supposed to.
The whole book is based on the relationship of Lowen and Jeremy, eventhough you could get the impression in the first few chapters that it really focuses on Low‘s career (which I would have preferred to read more about than this affair).
What I think was interesting is that we don’t get clarification on what really happened, we have the manuscript of verity but then there’s also the letter addressed to Jer. Personally I believe the manuscript over her letter but only because I saw through the whole book, just how manipulative Verity was and honestly I can see how she’d do the things she wrote about. Maybe the letter was a hope for saving her „marriage“ even though it was more obsession from her side than anything else.
Even though I HATE the plot line (mostly because of the cheating), I can’t help but see the work Colleen put in it. I don’t know what it is about her writing but it just makes me addicted to her books. As soon as I start one I cannot put it down until I finished it and that’s what makes a Book Good!
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
francess_m's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Vomit, Medical content, and Grief
noveltay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I would say the ending was anti-climatic for me personally, which is why this is not a 5 star review. I think the way things ended with Verity (not per say the letter), that it could have been MORE. I also want to know more about April, did she know all about Verity? That leaves me wondering.
Oh, & I’m 10000000% team manuscript.
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
abbyw923's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
annabulkowski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
valotriariley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcohol
kalicia16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Sexual content