adeline's review
- 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? No
3.75
Graphic: Stalking, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Grief, Miscarriage, Child death, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Suicide
annniina98's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Blood, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship
ashlyreadsevrythg's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy
mlthomas234's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Spoiler
This book absolutely devastated me, in a way I was not expecting or prepared for. First, it’s an excellent thriller from start to finish. The storytelling is layered, the characters are complex (not to mention deeply flawed), and the emotional pull only gets stronger as you move through the story, up to the very last words.Other things I liked: the differences in narrative voice are very well done. Though the story begins to shape up fairly early (in the first third) I was still fully engaged throughout the rest, as answers only opened up more interesting questions. The writing itself was also very lyrical and nice. Read this!
Graphic: Child abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, and Abandonment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Stalking, Violence, Grief, and Sexual assault
Minor: Death of parent
sassyshark's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Infertility, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Stalking, Child abuse, Violence, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Suicide, Ableism, and Rape
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
alex_oake's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Stalking, and Suicide
Moderate: Domestic abuse
nazmeekamal's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking
anigoose'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
4.0
This served its precise purpose of being the thriller distraction I needed, hence my rating. Helen Duff was an excellent narrator. It was exactly what I needed.
Pretty shit way to use your main Irish character - legit no reason for her to be Irish, other than being a British author with implicit biases.
Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Child death, Confinement, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Grief
akusdogs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Physical abuse and Kidnapping
Moderate: Murder and Domestic abuse
Minor: Suicide
emilysbooklife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Toxic relationship