zoerosemac's review against another edition
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
peaceloveray's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
slow-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? No
3.75
calmcelebration9888's review against another edition
4.5
This book was great, a real thriller with lots of twists and turns and characters that you want to root for. It’s pretty flawless.
The setup is fantastic. We first meet Lee, a woman who is down on her luck, living in her car. It’s so easy to like Lee. She’s running away from a bad situation with her restaurant and also her family. Harding does a great job describing how difficult it is to live on the streets. The part where the guy breaks into her car and steals her purse is absolutely terrible and also when she saves Hazel and gets sick. You just feel so bad for her situation when her window is broken and she needs to badly to get it fixed.
Hazel is another character you can’t help but feel bad for. She is just so sad. Being physically and emotionally abused made her a desperate woman. Desperate enough to fall for Jesse even though she knows that he’s a bad guy. She just needs some kind of love in her life, just like Lee does. At parts it feels like the friendship between Hazel and Lee is real so it’s a great twist to find out that Jesse and Hazel targeted her in the first place. Even after finding out about the murder plot you can’t help but hope that Hazel will be free of Benjamin.
I really enjoyed the story and the characters were written so well.
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The setup is fantastic. We first meet Lee, a woman who is down on her luck, living in her car. It’s so easy to like Lee. She’s running away from a bad situation with her restaurant and also her family. Harding does a great job describing how difficult it is to live on the streets. The part where the guy breaks into her car and steals her purse is absolutely terrible and also when she saves Hazel and gets sick. You just feel so bad for her situation when her window is broken and she needs to badly to get it fixed.
Hazel is another character you can’t help but feel bad for. She is just so sad. Being physically and emotionally abused made her a desperate woman. Desperate enough to fall for Jesse even though she knows that he’s a bad guy. She just needs some kind of love in her life, just like Lee does. At parts it feels like the friendship between Hazel and Lee is real so it’s a great twist to find out that Jesse and Hazel targeted her in the first place. Even after finding out about the murder plot you can’t help but hope that Hazel will be free of Benjamin.
I really enjoyed the story and the characters were written so well.
evie_susanek's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
nitnat's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
tahnee's review against another edition
5.0
This is such an intense read, loved every word of it! Definitely recommend being very careful with the subject matter, but it is a very very good read
lai_08's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jackiep14's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Loved this book - very well done. Highly recommend!