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deshanejt's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
Such a good book. It had me gripping my phone, reading digitally, wondering wth was gonna happen!! You could cut the tension with a knife, and you just KNEW it was all gonna come to end, but wasn't sure how... I definitely plan to read more Megan Abbott!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Medical content, Sexism, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Grief, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content
Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Vomit
sarah984's review
dark
slow-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
1.0
This book really disappointed me. The characters are flat and boring, and their reactions to everything are unbelievable. Particularly egregious is the guidance counsellor who suspects a pupil killed their father, warns a scholarship committee but then never talks to the authorities? More concerned with the integrity of the women in STEM scholarship than her duties as a guidance counsellor I guess. The entire setup to get to the pivotal moment is ridiculous.
Extremely slow-moving plot, a lot of boring navel-gazing of the Sylvia Plath Tumblr quotes women-are-insane-because-of-blood variety. Implication that people with mental illnesses are dangerous and can only help people by dying.
Extremely slow-moving plot, a lot of boring navel-gazing of the Sylvia Plath Tumblr quotes women-are-insane-because-of-blood variety. Implication that people with mental illnesses are dangerous and can only help people by dying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, and Sexual content
Minor: Ableism, Transphobia, and Vomit
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