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queenbunnidala's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Abandonment
mmefish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Incest, Rape, and Suicide
scifi_rat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Prose: 4.75★
Pace: 4.5★
Concept/Execution: 4.5★/5★
Characters: 4.5★
Worldbuilding: 3.75★
Ending: 4.25★
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol
alpal_collective's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Eating disorder, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
emmanoellovato'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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol
batcaves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War
l_lilly_05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
krys_kilz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The relationship between Lily and her mother was particularly powerful. I appreciated how Mei's own traumas were revealed as Lily slowly began to unravel why her mother was the way she was. And I also appreciate that Lily still left in the end and didn't necessarily forgive her mother's actions. Her mother's own history of abuse was an explanation, not an excuse for her behavior.
I would also just like to note, I wouldn't really consider this book to be a thriller. It has somewhat similar pacing along with the slowly unraveling storylines, but it's different. I'm not sure why it was marketed that way on Storygraph.
tw: abuse, trauma, self harm, r*pe
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Self harm
Moderate: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury
aigreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infidelity and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Car accident