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thequeendavina's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
NASTY. This book started super slow, so slow that I almost gave up on it. The multiple POVs was poorly executed for the first half of the book. The killer was extremely easy to identify, in fact the author didn’t even bother to give the reveal a climax. Somewhat likable main characters, though they randomly ditch one at the end. It was just okay overall.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
This book has some VERY graphic and gory descriptions of dead bodies.courtney_g's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I enjoyed this book a lot. It had a lot of elements that other thrillers tend to shy away from. This book was very graphic in terms of both sex and murder but Marwood did not pile on the graphicness in a way that made the book unappealing as a whole. If you want a good, spine tingling read and you can handle a bit of well-described gore and voyeurism then definitely check this one out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Rape, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail