illgiveyouahint'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? Yes
3.5
I wil lsay I'm not much of a crime thriller reader. It's not really my thing.
However the first 3/4 of the book were great. I enjoyed the switching between now and then. I thought the three narrators had all distinct voices. Ben was so beautifully stupid and teenagery. I occasionally found it funny even.
But I gotta be honest the ending really disappointed me. After all this build up I expected a bit more. It felt like the resolution/reveal came out of nowhere and it was all tied up with a bow all too neatly in my honest opinion. Like it was such a let down after such a build up.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death, Gore, Blood, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Bullying, and Child abuse
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Homophobia, Cancer, Incest, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Ableism, Abortion, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide
takotsubo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Murder, and Blood
chaos_na_regale'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Animal death, Murder, Gun violence, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
sakisreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I am SO upset that this didn’t end up as much of a thrill as I expected 🥺 The beginning was gripping and I thoroughly enjoyed the differing perspectives (flicking between current Libby’s and past Ben/Patty’s perspectives).
But I’m so cross with the ending 😂 I think there was such a big build up for it to fall short.
Spoiler
It was messed up that Patty felt she had to hire someone to kill her, and that Diondra got Michelle, obviously, but it made a lot of sense in the end 😫This one definitely requires many content warnings, which I’ll include below!
3.5 out of 5 stars for me ✨ Thank you!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, and Pedophilia
crybbyxxx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Animal cruelty, Murder, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship
willow_b's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, and Blood
kitty03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Blood, and Toxic relationship
keijiwolf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts
cjxx26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
clemmiem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism