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romorel'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The hints build comfortably, but unlike other Sager thrillers my experience was simply “being along for the ride”. This book took twists and turns I absolutely did not see coming, but once uncovered made me nod appreciatively at the well paced “Chekhov’s Guns”. The execution was fantastic.
So much so that I’m writing this at 1:50AM on a Thursday and given myself a headache from staying up too late.
Sager’s characters are easy to connect with, though one thing I often notice with his protagonists is that I have no idea what they look like besides being “unremarkable” brunettes.
Overall a very satisfying story.
Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Medical content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Trafficking, Car accident, Blood, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence
dizpig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Body horror, Drug use, Death of parent, Classism, Death, Blood, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, and Murder
Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Dementia, Body horror, and Cancer
Minor: Stalking
rachel_anne_krauz95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Chronic illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Trafficking and Car accident
eladg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Self harm, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Self harm, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Abandonment, and Suicide
Minor: Self harm
leahdanielle131's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Medical content, Death, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Grief, Classism, and Blood
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, and Car accident
singalana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
For New Yorkers, everyone seems to be surprisingly friendly and helpful in this book.
Graphic: Kidnapping and Medical content
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Trafficking
Minor: Death, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicide, Classism, Infidelity, Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Cursing
sam_maree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Alcohol, Cursing, Medical content, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma
alisonfaith426'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Violence, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Torture
Moderate: Car accident, Trafficking, Blood, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Self harm
Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Alcohol
taelights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
While I did figure out who was at fault and who couldn't be trusted pretty quickly the reason behind their actions shocked me and was something I didn't see coming. This was honestly such a great read and I had such a good time listening to it. This was my first Riley Sager book and I'll definitely be reading more by him in the future.
The only reason I'm not giving this four stars is a thought a lot of Jules' actions where very dumb and I found myself sometimes getting very annoyed at her.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Self harm, Kidnapping, Medical content, Stalking, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Violence
bookishgoob's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence