4lexa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
arthur_pendrgn'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
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Gore
Minor: Animal cruelty, Dementia, Animal death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
bexsur'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
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, and Rape
Moderate: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Dementia, Body horror, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
wylovat'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
4.75
Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Car accident, Murder, Abortion, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Animal death, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Police brutality, Rape, and Death of parent
oddoneo's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
ambersbakesandbooks's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Abortion
Minor: Car accident, Cancer, and Adult/minor relationship
gellyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence
theknitterwithabook'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? No
4.5
The novel travels back and forth between 2016 and 1986. It's time for those five friends to uncover the truth.
This was my first novel from C.J. Tudor and I am hooked! This is a thriller you hurry to finish because you have so many questions. I loved that the characters were flawed and they kept "assuming" who did what and who was the killer and then it's thrown in their face they are wrong.
It keeps you second guessing everything! I love theorizing about the ending throughout my reads and I am please to say that I was wrong all along. The author made me believe and avenue right until the end. AND THE ENDING! OMG! I would never have thought that!
It just came short of 5 stars as I feel that some loose ends needed fixing and we were left without answers. But overall, this was a great story! I gasped at some memories of the main character, I flipped through the pages faster than ever and couldn't put the book down.
Spoiler
If you've read the book, please tell me I'm not the only one who thought Eddie was sleep walking and might have killed Elisa during one of those episode. Even after Chloe left, when he wanders in the woods and awake in his bed with his pajamas full of dirt, I was convinced he had sleep walked and killed Chloe. Anyway! I'm glad it wasn't the case. But the head he kept in the end! Gross!! It's made clear that he steals rubbish from everyone, but a head!!! That was too far for me! hahaha!Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, and Mental illness
Minor: Abortion
glut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Abortion
Minor: Suicide, Child abuse, Addiction, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
mysterymom46'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
3.25
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Terminal illness, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Gore, Self harm, and Child abuse