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tranquiltides's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Its dark, its sexy, its consensual, but there are elements about it that can be triggering for some readers.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Excrement, and Car accident
Depictions of child abuse, P*dophelia, and child death are more vague allusions than explicitly depictedkylasmv15'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
angellike333's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, Blood, and Car accident
Minor: Gun violence, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
dexlud's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
galleytrot'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Car accident, and Abandonment
graciegru's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.0
The end was nice and heartwarming, though so there’s a plus
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Stalking
readyforit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The author really gets your hopes up and then you have a moment of WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU!! There are lots of twists, some of which I predicted as the book went on. I also listened along with the audiobook and I’d say that’s the superior way to read this book, since there are 2 narrators. I do wish they did duet narration where the FMC and MMC are speaking to each other back and forth like a dialogue, rather than have the FMC chapters narrated by the woman and MMC narrated by the man. I also wish we got more Jon! Wendy and Jon and James and Jon. I also read the extended epilogue that is free on the author’s website and it’s a nice wrap up 10 years later, along with character profiles for Wendy and James.
I liked both the FMC and MMC but I wished for more character development from Wendy. She doesn’t have a huge personality in the movie either but I feel like maybe she could’ve had some more development than “finding her voice” (barely). James is a complex morally gray character that often makes terrible decisions because he’s blinded by his trauma. I could see so many times in the book where I was like CANT YOU SEE THE ANSWER IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU! And he would just continue blaming his enemies from his past.
If you’re hesitant to pick this book up, I’d lookup the trigger warnings. There is mention of
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy
mollyamalia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
fanchera's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
2.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol
amber_rmyoung's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Alcohol