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bringmybooks's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Review: Honestly, this was way more of a character driven mystery than a thriller, and the main character is often ridiculous - but the writing & atmosphere of the book kept me intrigued throughout and I found it hard to put it down! Probably not her best work, but worth a library borrow!
Overall Rating: ★★★ / 3.38
Rating each element of the book out of 5★
Characters ★★★
Atmosphere ★★★★
Writing ★★★
Plot ★★★
Intrigue ★★★★
Logic ★★
Enjoyment ★★
Pacing ★★★
Dialogue ★★★
★ did not like / ★★ it was okay / ★★★ liked it / ★★★★ really liked it / ★★★★★ loved it
Moderate: Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
frantically's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What a great read! The writing style really stood out to me — I don't know how to describe, it was really simple but that just made the plot seem that much more eerie!
I didn't really see the killer coming (I had my sights set on someone else) but the conclusion still made sense and everything was wrapped up really nicely while still leaving us with some creepy open ends 👀
I didn't really see the killer coming (I had my sights set on someone else) but the conclusion still made sense and everything was wrapped up really nicely while still leaving us with some creepy open ends 👀
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Death, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting
Minor: Medical content
kazofbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
3.5
I read this book as an ARC from NetGalley and give this review freely and uninfluenced.
This book starts out slowly, and with each new development you can’t help wonder if the characters we’re wearing rose-tinted glasses. Jude, our narrator and main character, is someone who should know better than to make decisions without thinking first leads us on a journey of confusion, loss, heartbreak and suspense all for a Simple Favour that even she didn’t know the truth about.
Young love makes you stupid. That’s all that can explain Jude’s actions as she comes to an unexpected conclusion that her once childhood sweetheart was stolen from them for a twisted reason by the last person she expected
This book starts out slowly, and with each new development you can’t help wonder if the characters we’re wearing rose-tinted glasses. Jude, our narrator and main character, is someone who should know better than to make decisions without thinking first leads us on a journey of confusion, loss, heartbreak and suspense all for a Simple Favour that even she didn’t know the truth about.
Young love makes you stupid. That’s all that can explain Jude’s actions as she comes to an unexpected conclusion that her once childhood sweetheart was stolen from them for a twisted reason by the last person she expected
Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Grief, Domestic abuse, Classism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Death, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Pregnancy
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