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tamara_joy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
collinsd'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? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Minor: Dementia, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Is lying a content warning? because by golly this book is filled with lies, people pretending to be other people, lying for no reason and people lying and saying this is a good book. The book is well written and the setting is great but jesus christ there's so many descriptions of fishing and farming and mythology and a fuck ton of characters that quite frankly weren't needed. All I can say is poor Robert, yes you did some questionable things, yes you didn't get along with anyone but that's not a crime. Also fuck Charlie with my whole heart, bro just kept lying and gaslighting and gatekeeping and just being an all around menace and for what, he doesn't deserve peace he deserves to suffer. This was such a slog to read.zosiablue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Minor: Stalking
elizabethgreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The book was incredibly atmospheric. Set in a small island town in Scotland with about 20 residents. It feels chilling, dark, cold, and mysterious. The descriptions of the island, weather, and sea where wonderful and the town feels almost as if it is a character itself.
The characters were multi dimensional and flawed yet you couldn't help but be invested in their lives. Charlie was the most interesting character and I did like reading for Maggies perspective. The character development through out was lovely and getting to see the characters grow made up for some of the down falls in the book.
The book is told in two time lines one in the early 1990s and one in current day that meet together at the climax. This works well to build suspense. That being said the pacing of this book was bit too slow to keep the suspense and keep the reader hooked. The end came almost t0o quickly however I enjoyed the messaging at the end about mental illness and the power of community.
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Dementia
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder