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itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
But the main mystery was hard for me to stay engaged with and follow. There were too many variables and too many people, so the reveal (while some pieces of evidence made sense) didn’t feel gratifying. Plus, maybe I missed it, but there was no clear motive for the murders.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
rubyl28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
bella_cavicchi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
A delight to devour all the same.
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Medical content, and Alcohol
guessgreenleaf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
callidoralblack's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
tori2629's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
MJ is great at writing quirky but realistic characters, and she definitely knows her way around true crime so, I feel like she's really found her niche here!! I have enjoyed her writing before, I liked Shades of London, and my Sister in Law Loved Suite Scarlett, but she MJ has a bad habit of leaving a series on a cliff hanger and not getting back around to writing/publishing the last book... so.... Fingers crossed for Stevie Bell!!
I feel like I'm in the minority for actually liking David, but I'm also a super weirdo who likes Logan the best out of Rory's BFs on Gilmore Girls, so IDK. Maybe I have a just thing for a subtype of "Bad Boys" and it's "Rich Rebels" (I just thought of that now, go me.) He genuinely cares about Stevie, he knows he's not who he was "raised" to be, and he wants to prove it. He screwed up big time at the end, but he's also having a bit of an identity crisis. All of the characters are freaking out about the future in their own way, (except maybe Vi, who seems to be pretty chill about it.) Janelle is WAY overthinking it, and making spreadsheet after spreadsheet, Stevie is absolutely avoiding thinking about it as much as possible, and Nate is secretly stressing and not telling anyone that he might just be the most freaked out of all. David's way of dealing with it is to be an impulsive idiot. It all checks out. I'll be ok with it if things get resolved in the next book... *AHEM. MJ.*
Moderate: Blood and Murder
Minor: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
huntress's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
rissaandherbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
thewoodlandbookshelf'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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol