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avisreadsandreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Sadly, this book doesn't work: the writing is clunky, the main character never felt authentic to me, the setup (of her working with the cops) doesn't make any sense, and many of the things she does don't either (she's also constantly getting drunk and hardly sleeps, so maybe her terrible judgement is not that surprising). But the worse part is that we're told who the killer is in the middle of the book and everything that happens after that makes even less sense... Other reviewers claim the killer was foreshadowed early in the book, but I thought the reveal came out of nowhere. And then the ending is such a letdown. Ugh. I really wanted to like this book so much, but really I should have DNFed it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Infidelity and Stalking
readsandsuch's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
The last 100 pages dragged on and really brought the overall story down. I also didn’t really like Louise, especially towards the end. She made so many decisions that made no sense and so many dangerous choices with no concern to anyone else.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Infidelity
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