chamaeleontis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Addiction, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Alcohol, Drug use, Infertility, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
itsmemiana'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
3.0
the writing and the plot were not bad but the characters.... I couldn't stand most of them. I do know that they were meant to be very explicitly flawd but holy shit... there were two characters in specific that I absolutely DESPISED with all my guts which were Anna and Tom. istg I never wanted to punch someone through a book so much in my life. I think I Anna made me more angry than Tom throughout most of the book because I could read her pov and seeing what she was thinking made my blood boil.
i kind of saw the plot twist coming but at the same time I didn't?... idk how to explain.
one thing I liked tho, was reading most of this on the train everyday. you could say I was a girl on the train reading The Girl on the Train 😌 and I honestly am one of those people who looks at people on the train and on the bus and asks themselves "where are they heading?" and I start picturing things like "oh, that person might be going to work, that person might be going to college, that person might be going shopping, that person might be going to the hospital, that person might be going to see their parents or friends" idk why I do that but i do and I could relate to Rachel on that part (but obviously not on the rest).
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Infertility, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Vomit