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sophie______a's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, and Murder
Minor: Grief
norwegianforestreader'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
cin19's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Deportation
outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition
4.0
The narrative is all from Kat & starts off with her visiting the grave of her first husband, Sam, & recounting what has happened since he died. The reader learns that Kat really wanted children but a series of unfortunate events denied her wish to become a mother. I wasn't keen on Kat at first, & to be honest, I nearly gave up reading about a third of the way through, but I'm glad I didn't as the author really pulled it round in the ending of the book. I couldn't find any other books from the author on Goodreads or Amazon UK, so if this is their first book, then heck, it's impressive. The only thing I didn't like were a couple of instances of animal death/abuse - this was what almost made me DNF the book. I guessed some of the final twist but not all of it, & there are subtle clues along the way & I could kick myself for not picking up on all of them.
My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Oneworld Publishing/Point Blank, for the opportunity to read an ARC. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Sexual content