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shesflippinpages'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
fanchera's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Child abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Blood
drpthy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
ottercorg'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
4.5
Crime procedurals are not always my thing, especially in book form, but class commentaries are and more than anything that is what this is. A tale of wealth and power, the forms it can take, the effect it has on its surroundings, and perhaps most importantly on its children.
Moore beautifully intertwines multiple timelines and characters and kept me guessing all the way to the very end. I hurt for Barbara and Tracy and Louise and wanted to strangle every single Peter. I attached to these characters quickly and fiercely. The story was a bit long, which is my only valid reason for docking half a star. I feel it wasn't wholly necessary but it also didn't feel like Moore was dragging it along so, who knows. Maybe it actually is a 5 star read for me.
I am glad that, to me, the hype for this one feels well deserved.
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
hannahsheil'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
4.0
I really liked the non-linear storytelling and the different narrators, I thought it was a good way to add to the confusion of a missing persons case that is also connected to a prior scandal also.
I also appreciated the common thread of the abuses of power by the wealthy families, and the men in the story too. I felt that it was realistically frustrating.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Physical abuse
regnistegra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Blood, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness
mels_reading_log'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
Graphic: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Lesbophobia
smolfrog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
srobs24'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Dementia