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hjb_128'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
izypup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
AJ is a teenager in this version but legally an adult so while iffy not technically anything wrong with it.
Rhi, to me, is both more and less likable in the book. And her actions make remotely more sense. Neither are better or worse, just different.
Focusing only on the book now:
Rhi obviously
There's no doubt that Rhi is an unreliable narrator. We hear only her side and the snippets of what characters say to her.
I didn't realize this was a series getting into it and I probably won't be reading them since I thought the snippets were a 'jokey' Rhi gets published after all and it's her fictionalized exploits. But I guess it was real.
I might have been too generous with the rating but it was overall a fun and interesting enough read.
There is a character who has self-harm scars and threatens/attempts suicide throughout the book and is generally referred to as crazy
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Rape, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
yeonhajun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
women in male-dominated fields (psychopathy, serial killing)!!!! a lot of sickening, stomach-churning moments, easy-to-read prose, i may need to meditate for a while and recall my own morals just to check they are still intact after what i’ve gone through here (/JOKE). i would not recommend this book to anyone though.
Graphic: Fatphobia and Blood
Moderate: Rape
Necrophiliacharlillama's review against another edition
0.25
I started reading it because I thought the premise sounded good (and it was free on the Kindle store) but it’s trying too hard to be ‘funny’ and just becomes dreadful. There’s slut-shaming, ableism and ‘crying wolf’ about being a victim of sexual assault.
I spent most of the book trying to work out what exactly was happening, the author has clearly tried to be mysterious but just comes off as incompetent most of the time.
The protagonist is a ‘woe is me’, emotionally distant woman who clearly hates herself, and the author did not make me sympathise or empathise with her at all.
Finding out the father was part of an anti-paedophile vigilante gang was probably the only interesting twist, but it doesn’t excuse the rest of the garbage I read.
I could have told you she was going to kill the 19 year old when she asked him to pretend to be dead while they were having sex, and there’s so many red flags and unanswered questions that frankly
If I could give it 0/5 I would, but alas I cannot.
Pass me the brain bleach, or put me out of my misery.
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
whackettreading's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Car accident and Abortion
disguisedposer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
jordanez'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
3.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia and Rape
Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
_nellie_'s review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Rape
lenorayoder's review
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Also I’ll admit I’m sad about
Graphic: Fatphobia and Murder
ferns80's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Minor: Ableism, Infertility, and Grief