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belladonnashrike's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
- a solid debut. you can tell this is ritter’s first novel though (I don’t mean this negatively)
- wanted a nice easy read and this did the job. not super crazy and what I would personally consider a beach read
- going from sapkowski’s mile long chapters to patterson-esque chapters in this novel was jarring. why can’t any of the authors I read write normal length chapters??
- she kind of belabors the point. it’s a bit much
- not a critique, but this is an incredibly obvious self-insert (and I don’t even know that much about ritter)
- I liked that this was more than just an environmental mystery
- there was a lot going on in this book and felt a bit fragmented at times. I think it would’ve been better if she made this 350ish pages.
- the word aphasia is misused and I don’t know how this wasn’t caught by the editor
- I did enjoy it despite it sounding like I didn’t lol
put all the content warnings in moderate bc i’m lazy
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
allapaz's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
notolux'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
sarahsthoughtsonbooks's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Quick read. Some parts very predictable, yet there was still a small twist that I didn't see coming at the end.
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Dementia