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snoonio's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
Moderate: Child abuse and Violence
emstermeegs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Violence
natashaball's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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: Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
violentte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Believe it or not Josie reminded me a lot of a person my partner knew first year of uni, whom was completely insane and a compulsive liar and it was just crazy seeing the similarities.
Jojo def shows signs either BPD or just a sociopath, and is a big danger (clearly) to those around her, displaying violent outburst, no remorse, obsession, and no empathy whatsoever.
Starting with Walter and her relationship, the age gap is INSANE and was a MAJOR red flag. In any shape or form Walter was a groomer, however
She is a perfect example of an unreliable narrator and we don’t begin to see the full picture till after her family begins to speak out.
I legit cried when Nathan died, I was hoping he wouldn’t and was holding out hope that the marriage would be fixed, but again Jojo’s obsession got in the way of that. I was honestly surprised that she didn’t try stealing HIM away from his family. But after hearing her daughter explain how Walter had to sneak to speak to his kids in America it was just adding on to the long list of red flags for Jo the Roxy plot twist was to be expected, she seems to be worse then her parents/grandparents. I think a spin off book on her would be interesttinnng
I loved the writing style and I will absolutely be reading more from this author. Great little murder mystery.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
ivi_reads_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Death, Pedophilia, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
butilikeit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent
elyserood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
zoedonn's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Stalking, and Pandemic/Epidemic
kristinescorner'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
chena_reads_romance'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
4.0
This book was a complete whirlwind. I haven't read a traditional mystery novel in a long time and wow this really blew my expectations out of the water. So well written, so interesting, fast paced, tense, literally had me clenching my jaw in anticipation of what Josie Fair was going to say or do next!
The only reason I'm not giving a full 5 stars is because some of the messaging at the end lost me a bit.
*MINOR SPOILER ALERT*
I didn't appreciate that it seemed like the men in this story got a bit of a redemption that I don't think they necessarily deserved. What the men in this book did should be be forgiven or forgotten. And it's not olay to victim blame a 15 year old girl for "manipulating" a 42 year old man. Very weird and for that I can't give 5 stars.
Other than that, phenomenonal! I've never read Lisa Jewel before but I certainly will now!
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, and Violence