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clo_l's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
oobergoober's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
kris_tea516's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The story is disturbing but I wouldn’t say it was “bad.” It definitely held my attention but, man, was I stressed out & need to cleanse my soul with some comedy. There are few people I would recommend it to &, if you have kids, maybe skip this one.
Some complaints:
- There is SO MUCH unnecessary details that make the book at least 1/4 longer than it needed to be.
- I’ve been a doula &, while there is some truth in what she writes about that field, there is a lot of incorrect info
- There are tangents she seems to go on at times that do nothing to do with the story that it almost feels Ike a story written so she could get on her soapbox on certain opinions of hers. Some chapters just felt like propaganda for her views.
- The character development left much to be desired. Half the time it was like she didn’t know what kind of person she wanted to make a character so she kept changing them up.
- Finally, I really did not care for the narrator of the audiobook.
Don’t get me wrong, I think many people will really enjoy this one, especially crime fans. But 3 stars is the best I can give it.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
abby2207's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse
sammymilfort's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Self harm, Suicide, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
zarakoconnor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
chandlerkl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
doodlebeanz'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? No
2.5
First off, I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style. Lots of dialogue followed up by internal dialogue which was then also followed up with 'I said this to her/him/them.' Like... just have the characters have external dialogue and a conversation instead of writing about what someone is thinking in their heads and also saying? I don't know, the writing style was weird. It was good writing, but just oddly set up.
Second, there were WAY TOO MANY CHARACTERS. Too many characters who shared too many similarities; living on the same street, having children, being slightly suspicious, being dead. There were so many times I had to be like 'wait, who?'. I even had to start writing in the journal entries here on Storygraph to keep up with the characters.
Third, I am usually a huge fan of books that deal with the past and the present, but similarly to the mass amounts of characters becoming confusing, the back and forth between present and future became confusing in the end.
Fourth, and the worst of them all, this book fell victim to my biggest thriller book irk... I read 340+ pages of tension and build up just for it to be wrapped up in 2 pages... approximately 5-6 paragraphs, maybe.
The story had so many characters and twists and turns and so much suspense that it just couldn't keep up with it all. The first half the book was good, but it was also SLOW PACED... like glacially slow. Like painfully slow. It didn't hold my attention much past the half way point, if I'm being honest. So disappointing. :(
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Self harm, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Car accident
murve's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
ashylois's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Self harm, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Murder