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saradanese'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: Rape, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Infertility, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
greatestheights'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
4.25
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Death
A tense, well-written read that I finished in a day — I had to know what happened next! The author also sensitively handled some really tough topics without pulling punches about the reality of living through them. The ending was also really satisfying.shel_bay11'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
4.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
irenemarie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book at me cheering at the end. Strange considering as I started this I wondered if I would be able to get into the book. It starts off real slow, but then as I read I could feel my heart beating. My mind eager to get to the next chapter and then the next and so on. I constantly was going back and forth on my predictions, who would turn out to be the villain. I devoured the book in two sittings. Faulkner wrapped everything up so perfectly, leaving nothing unexplained or forgotten.
Wonderful thriller, would suggest for fans of thrillers like Verity.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage
Minor: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
thereadhersrecap's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
“It occurs to me how grateful I have been for Rachel’s companionship. I find myself admiring her. She is so upbeat about it all.”
But Rachel is not what she seems. She is unstable, unpredictable, and unsettling. Helen starts to become wary when she discovers missing items amongst Rachel’s things. It’s apparent that Rachel is harboring secrets, and Helen is determined to uncover them.
So I haven’t read a thriller in a whiiiile.
This one did not disappoint. The storyline follows Helen’s pregnancy from 24 weeks at the start of her prenatal classes. It's told from three different perspectives. I think it adds to the mystery because you don’t know who is telling the true story. It’s very easy to follow. The scenes were descriptive and I was able to guess the ending but I thought the author did a great job with detailing the chain of events.
I don’t want to give away too much, but this is a must-read for anyone who enjoys crime and thriller novels. I also think it's really good for anyone who wants to get into thrillers but can’t stomach the graphic details on death and dying.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying and Violence
bookedblonde'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
3.0
Moderate: Miscarriage and Suicide