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viktoriya_sk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Vomit, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
emiliaphrodite's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
2.5
This book has left me craving a true thriller. The romance was underwhelming. The overarching theme got lost amidst so many threads of plot. I wanted to love it, but that just isn't going to happen.
The handling of the adult/minor relationship as the ultimate mystery, as well as the drug use in the story, literally made content warnings an actual spoiler. Creating a story in which those kinds of experiences are treated without the due respect to readers is unnecessary. I understand the why and the how, but I wish things had been done differently or that the mystery had been murder. This story hits too close to home, and if I'd known beforehand what I was getting, I wouldn't have read the book. When reading is escapism, I don't want to run back to my own reality.
I added the 0.5 because the writing style was easy to read and the romance was better in the first half.
I added the 0.5 because the writing style was easy to read and the romance was better in the first half.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Drug use