read_with_loren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Stalking, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Death, and Medical content
vanhook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
Minor: Infidelity, Abortion, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness
ohkaereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Those are my difficulties with the book. I felt it had potential and like the mcs with their ‘matches’, I wanted to like the book more than I actually did. I, personally, love books with a message and while this novel had one, it never delivered said message gracefully. It was an enjoyable ride but not a remarkable one.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Cancer, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Medical content, Stalking, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Misogyny
Moderate: Gaslighting, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Infertility, Ableism, Blood, Cursing, Sexism, Kidnapping, Vomit, and Alcohol
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicidal thoughts
r_dolan'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: Hate crime, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Death, Cancer, and Violence
skbgfd'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
3.75
Graphic: Murder and Misogyny
Moderate: Kidnapping and Child abuse
Minor: Miscarriage and Infidelity
franklola's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Blood, Gaslighting, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, and Violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Alcohol, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
kkm88's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Abortion, Grief, Outing, Pregnancy, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Infidelity
Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Rape
kara_v's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Kidnapping, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Death
jillie's review against another edition
I was very intrigued by the premise but this book was so dark that I couldn’t continue. We spend too much time in a serial killer’s mind.. it’s quite disturbing and in my opinion unnecessary for this kind of story. The other stories aren’t as uncomfortable but have all been somewhat sad/unbelievable. I also thought there were too many characters to keep up with and I disliked the simple writing. The unlikeable characters and writing often annoyed me.
2/12/22
Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Death, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Cancer and Misogyny
afterall's review
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
I became increasingly frustrated with the decisions made by these characters. They either were extremely predictable or just didn’t make sense. I can’t think of a single character who I liked - they are all extremely unlikeable and I found myself rolling my eyes many times.
I was also disappointed in the writing. I felt I was often taken out of the story because the writing style is so simple and blunt. Maybe I’m just used to more poetic writing with better flow. The dialogue was also unrealistic and often clearly only there to explain to the reader, but made no sense coming from the characters.
There were so many twists and turns (some predictable, some just absolutely ridiculous) that it kept me reading, but I couldn’t wait to be done reading this.
Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Terminal illness, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy