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aulica's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
idleparsley's review against another edition
2.0
Frankly, had to force myself to finish this one. Lot of uncomfortable focus on the teenage daughter’s body, unnecessarily descriptive sex scenes, and it seemed that every other chapter gave me at least one instance of “ick”, and not in the way I’m looking for when reading a thriller. Characters often seemingly overreact to any event taking place. Maybe I just ‘didn’t get it’, but overall, not for me.
lizzieinmt's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit
Moderate: Child death and Confinement
lucybradley0's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I just did not vibe with this book. It felt as thought nothing really happened and I found the ending thoroughly unsatisfying. Also the descriptive nature of some scenes made me feel physically ill… for no reason that served the plot or my investment into the book.
stephaniesteen73's review against another edition
3.0
Really liked the first half and there were some really spot-on insights into career, marriage, parenting, middle-age, middle-class lifestyles. However, I did not like the ending (or non-ending) at all. I felt like the book was trying to be clever and creative and apocalyptic but just fell flat in the end.
elizabethfisher's review against another edition
4.0
What did I just read? This is somehow both the best and the worst time to read an impending apocalypse book. The story is a slow burn and the anticipation is incredible, and I will be thinking about this story for a long time.
eschooley's review against another edition
4.0
Amazing writing and detail, I was fully invested in the lives and outcomes of the characters, but the ending was so very disappointing and painfully inconclusive
alyssatuininga's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
mel_bee_421's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
The plot drives the book. Unfortunately, the plot is unrealized. There is random sexual imagery that is out of place. By the end I wasn't rooting for any of them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit and Racism
Moderate: Alcohol and Murder
Minor: Violence and War