coffeewithcammie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The only reason I have to take a star away is because there was actually a graphic sexual assault scene on page 67 that I did not think was necessary and I feel like a lot of horror books do things like this for shock value & I am not a fan really.
Everything else about the book was great. Lots of twists and turns throughout the whole book.
Graphic: Sexual assault and Death
Minor: Abortion and Suicide
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
Spoiler
mentions and experiences of early onset Alzheimer’s; SA on page; prejudice of a person’s physical appearance; incidents of relations between young girls and older men; dismemberment; graphic scenes of physical abuse among minorsripxw'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Suicide, and Dementia
Minor: Animal death
nila'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
3.0
I do think the parts of the book that were set in 1986 were somewhat cringy, as she tried to write realistic dialogues between the teenage main characters. This could be due to the translation though.
The buildup to the plot twist was great, and the ending really caught me off guard. Perfectly fine read if you're new to the genre and want to get a gist of what it can offer.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Injury/injury detail, and Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia
anonkat_6's review against another edition
3.75
It wasn't bad per say, just slow at some points and I always expected more but never got it. Overall though I do understand why people like it and it is worth a read.
Moderate: Gore and Sexual assault
Minor: Abortion
_mayhemily_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Pedophilia
alisacress's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Gore, Murder, Blood, Physical abuse, and Bullying
Minor: Alcohol
beckyyreadss's review
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Child death, Abortion, and Murder
Moderate: Car accident, Injury/injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault
Minor: Death of parent
emilysaidhello's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Injury/injury detail, and Gore
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Dementia
Minor: Abortion, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault