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emma_sky's review against another edition
dark
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Infidelity and Mental illness
Minor: Blood
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book was exhausting because the main character is quite literally so obsessed with her husband that it has the tendency to make the reader feel sick. She puts him over everything, even their children. I thought it was so interesting reading her perspective and I simultaneously felt empathy for her and blind rage, which I think is a mark of good characterization. There's also a little surprise that took me OUT. But I can't really talk about that.
Graphic: Cursing, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Incest, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death and Death