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bondsies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
tholmz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting
Minor: Fatphobia, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
kirstym25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Death and Sexual assault
savvyrosereads's review
3.5
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Ellie, a grad student, and her English professor boyfriend Steven, head off for a romantic six-month-anniversary getaway in a rural snow-covered retreat. But the trip quickly takes a dark turn—and one of them won’t make it back alive.
Nobody But Us has so many of my favorite tropes and themes—snowbound suspense, elaborate revenge, and buried secrets, all layered under a dark academia atmosphere. I believe it’s also a story that deserves to be told, with an important theme that deserves to be explored, and the writing is beautifully done, with multiple sentences and turns of phrase that caught and impressed me.
If you pick this one up, do be warned that, in addition to the heavy topics involved (please check CWs before reading), this isn’t the kind of thriller where you’re going to be kept guessing and gasping until the very last page (I figured out most of the “why” by the halfway point or so), and as a result of this structure the story felt a bit repetitive at times. But, because this is primarily a literary suspense read (as opposed to a pure psychological thriller), the resolution delivers a good dose of creeping tension that upped my enjoyment, and definitely kept me turning the pages to find out how it was all going to end! I’ll definitely be checking out whatever this author does next.
Recommended if you like: snowbound thrillers; literary suspense; dark academia vibes.
CW: Sexual assault/rape, including statutory rape; blood/injury; suicide; animal death.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
thatswhatshanread's review
3.75
BUT!! I’m glad I stuck with it because the second half was great!! It had some “Promising Young Woman” themes to it which I appreciated as it’s one of my favorite movies. I don’t want to spoil anything, but ultimately loved the feminist and vengeance themes that came through. The twists were somewhat predictable though still satisfying. While the plot itself isn’t especially groundbreaking, ultimately I did like how it was executed. Important issues that, unfortunately, plague many women and girls were discussed powerfully and realistically.
Of course, the writing at first bored me, but when the action picked up I enjoyed it more as it became quite fast-paced. One of the better cat-and-mouse game novels I’ve read in recent memory.
Thank you to #NovelSuspects and Grand Central Publishing for sending me an ARC of this book to read and review!
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder