amayalo's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
3.75
joepublic's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
2.0
amanda_ryan's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
neemfairy's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
camihawk's review against another edition
3.0
I just didn’t connect with this book, and I think it partially had to do with that I honestly didn’t care about the characters and in general I wish we had learned more about the characters. In addition I didn’t completely see the ending coming but I wasn’t entirely surprised by it either. Finally I wanted just a little more creepiness out of this book and a little less gore. Just not the book for me.
kelsielynn_reads's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
alexabookish's review against another edition
2.0
this book was just okay for me. it definitely wasn’t a bad book, but definitely not my favorite. there were a couple things that just weren’t for me. first, i just really didn’t care about any of the characters at all. eddie was just really dry in my opinion, and he literally had no connection with any other character in the book. the rest of the characters were really bland too, and for me to really enjoy a book, i need to care about one character at least a little. i strongly disliked all the characters as kids, they were very annoying.
the pacing was just a little off in my opinion. it’s definitely a slower more character driven book (but because i didn’t care about the characters, i really didn’t care about the plot for like 75% of the book), and that’s not what i typically look for in thrillers. if i wasn’t listening to the audiobook, i might have dnf’ed it. i was surprised by the reveal at the very very end (there’s a couple before that that i didn’t care for much) but looking back on it, i really shouldn’t have been surprised because it was hinted at throughout the whole book. i think if i was paying more attention (i was honestly just trying to finish it at that point) i would’ve seen it coming.
overall, if you enjoy slower plots that have duel timelines and are about people unraveling mysteries from their past, you might enjoy this.
the pacing was just a little off in my opinion. it’s definitely a slower more character driven book (but because i didn’t care about the characters, i really didn’t care about the plot for like 75% of the book), and that’s not what i typically look for in thrillers. if i wasn’t listening to the audiobook, i might have dnf’ed it. i was surprised by the reveal at the very very end (there’s a couple before that that i didn’t care for much) but looking back on it, i really shouldn’t have been surprised because it was hinted at throughout the whole book. i think if i was paying more attention (i was honestly just trying to finish it at that point) i would’ve seen it coming.
overall, if you enjoy slower plots that have duel timelines and are about people unraveling mysteries from their past, you might enjoy this.