kotashomelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Infertility, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Infidelity, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Mental illness
Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Abortion
aisclaradm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Addiction, Child death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Violence, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Abortion, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief
Minor: Drug use, Car accident, Drug abuse, Abortion, and Toxic friendship
vincef's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Death, Violence, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child death, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Misogyny, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Vomit and Abandonment
redisreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Addiction, Child death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Rape, Abortion, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
nehaslibrary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Spoiler
I do wish, however, that we found out what happened to Scott and Kamal at the end, as the only thing that we are told is that the houses are left empty and we never hear of Kamal after his and Megan's last meeting, where she told him that she was going to tell Tom about the baby. I think it was okay to leave it out, but it would've provided a bit of closure and stopped the reader from wondering what happened to them, as well as Anna, Evie, and other characters, however, I think this is just a personal preference of mine.Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Murder, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Blood, Grief, Death, Stalking, Violence, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, and Racism
suchismita_2000's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My thoughts?
Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Misogyny, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Abandonment
People who are a little sensitive of the trigger warnings should be careful. As some scenes might be too intense for some readers.mtthplc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Violence
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Blood, Drug use, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Vomit
s__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
- The only salvageable thing about this book is the explanation given for Rachel's . That was brilliant, but it wasn't enough to make up for the rest of the book being boring.
Spoiler
memory loss - The characters in this were extremely unlikable, which is saying something, since I typically don't care about the "likability" of characters. How can you write a book in which your main character is that unlikable?! No, I didn't find her unlikable because of her . She was unlikable because she was
Spoiler
alcohol addiction(Yes, I would have said the same thing if she weren't a woman). How can you make your main character stupid, pathetic, obsessive, and lack self-respect????? I kept waiting for a character arc and it didn't come until the very last page of the book (if you even want to call it that!). The only true character arc was given to Megan/Jess.Spoiler
a stalker who kept groveling to her cheating ex - The book is written in a convoluted irritating way. I don't have a problem with the different POV's, but why do the chapters have to be divided based on the time of day as well?! You are not doing a good job telling a story if you have to rely on telling the reader what time of day it is even after giving them other details.
- The book was littered with details that weren't important (No, they didn't help build the atmosphere). Most of the book just felt repetitive and as if the author is just trying to increase their word count.
- You'll easily figure out the culprit before the halfway mark if you frequently read mysteries. The book lacks all the "thrill" of a thriller (which is especially important if your culprit is predictable), and there's no real shocking, big twist that makes it worth reading through all those pages.
- I didn't appreciate the negative attitude the book had towards stay-at-home wives and moms.
- I'm bored of thrillers having the most overdone motive and culprit, or at least do it in a clever and creative way. If you're looking for a thematically similar book, I'd suggest The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. It might not be a 5-star read (at least for me), but it's much more clever in the way it reveals the culprit.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Child death, Alcoholism, Addiction, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Stalking, Murder, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Physical abuse
Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Death of parent, Infertility, Vomit, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Racism
sheadunlop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Stalking, Death, Pregnancy, Vomit, Child abuse, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Emotional abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Addiction, Infertility, and Misogyny
wowitsmadison's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, and Abandonment