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x3melly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide and Transphobia
paeten_'s review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Bullying, Transphobia, Medical content, and Abortion
heamarhar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Transphobia
durbin1231's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Transphobia
dhodgson01'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
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, and Death of parent
Minor: Abortion
fionaraney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Terminal illness and Transphobia
hotknife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Miscarriage
Minor: Transphobia
ccard0223's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Infertility and Transphobia
semeyers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book was definitely a victim of overwriting/too much detail. It dragged and parts of it felt like they went on forever. Usually I can barely put one of Slaughter's books down, but I felt myself getting distracted from this one and needing to take breaks here and there to get through it. I appreciated the repeated "Past" timeline from the different perspectives and how new details were added each time, I think it worked to show how failable and easily manipulated memory is. But I did not like the repeated perspectives in the "Current" timeline, especially because it felt like nothing new was gleaned from the retellings. I also felt like a lot of the conversations between the sisters were just constant rehashing that went on for pages too long and did not move the plot forward at all. I wish this book was edited with a more heavy hand and made 100-150 pages shorter, it would have kept things moving and made the events at the end more shocking.
That being said, I think the story was quite good. I loved all of the characters, Sam, Charlie, Rusty, Ben, Lenore, Gamma, flaws and all. I think they were quite well written overall. Every one of them was complex and you continuously learned about them as the book went on. They all (maybe with the exception of Lenore) had a really nice character arc that was wrapped up in the end. I enjoyed that the "Past" timeline was more of a focus.
Overall, did enjoy this book. I always give caution with Slaughter's writing due to the amount and graphic-nature of the violence perpetuated, especially against women. If this is not something that would stop you from reading a book, then I would check this one out.
Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Transphobia
alicenonsense's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Ableism and Transphobia