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swapacoinforafish'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? Yes
3.0
I really don't know how to feel about this book having just finished about 3 minutes ago. I started it perplexed by it's wordyness but somehow felt the pull to keep reading and find out what happens next. After all, this was from all first impressions, a book about murder. The SA details were very graphically described but also not at the same time. It's almost like the violence of the assaults were alluded to, but never actually stated outright.
This, I believed, was the catalyst to some character development from the protagonist. But the fact it did very little to dissuade her from feeling things for this man, and also that it described her as being killed multiple times only to have her not be dead was confusing to me.
I think the babysitter storyline could have been delved into more, instead we were trapped in a hazy head that didn't know what she was experiencing and didn't know what to make of it.
The ending was disappointing considering how much I was expecting from this book. I am not 100% sure whether I hated it or loved it.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
dear6hla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, and Rape
Moderate: Racism
zakura317's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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 abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
gvdv'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
2.75
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
mispaintedlady's review against another edition
Graphic: Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, and Sexual harassment
I’m not sure who this book is for, but it really fails at whatever it was trying to make a commentary on.m_greenlaw'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
4.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts