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ladybug12793'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
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Dementia, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Classism
raelong12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Grief
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
yogomagpie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Pedophilia and Rape
deetabz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, and Alcohol
hmetwade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
literary_liv'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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Sexual content
alisobrig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Sexism, Lesbophobia, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Injury/Injury detail
frasro's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Classism
greenlivingaudioworm'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
3.0
To panic, said T.J., was to make an enemy of the forest. To stay calm was to be its friend.
I had high hopes for this book. I saw it being recommended all over the place this summer by people whose book recommendations I typically enjoy. Plus I liked Moore’s first book, Long Bright River, so I figured I would enjoy this one too. BONUS: Reading it the week of Halloween? A slam dunk, surely.
NOPE.
To be fair, I think a lot of this was due to the fact I listened to this book instead of physically reading it. As a voracious audiobook listener, there aren’t many audiobook experiences where I will gladly admit the physical form of the book is better. This is one of those times.
Please, just pick it up. Sure, there’s a map at the beginning, but more importantly, as the book goes on, at the beginning of each chapter, it outlines where at in the story you are. There are so many timelines to keep track of and honestly, it became a little overwhelming and confusing. I relistened to so much of this book to try and figure out where I was and I finally just gave up and hoped for the best. This truly impacted my enjoyment of the book and I think I would have liked this book so much more if I actually read it.
On a separate note, for a book that was sold to me as a mystery worth reading, I found the ending of both mysteries (two siblings disappearing many years apart) to be so much of a let down. I don’t want to say too much more than that for fear of spoiling the book, but dang. Not at all what I was looking for when I signed up to read this one.
One character I really liked was Judyta (Judy). What a strong female character and a strong woman in a time when women weren’t respected for doing their jobs correctly and doing their jobs well. She also was so incredibly brave when it came to standing up for herself and her independence with her parents. I loved every single chapter I got to read where we followed Judy’s journey as an investigator looking into Barbara’s disappearance. There’s just something about strong female characters, especially set in a historical time where they aren’t seen as equal, that makes me love a book.
Fingers crossed you’ll like this book more if you physically read it. 🤞🏼
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail