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tkhenry99's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a bit of a let down. It was also wayyyy darker than I expected and I really wasn’t expecting Noam and Lerher’s relationship. Besides that, several of the conversations about grooming, rape, etc. got very repetitive and were the same thing every time. I also didn’t really like that Dara just had every issue the author could think of. The author had to split all the page time between the sexual abuse, substance abuse, various mental illnesses, and eating disorder so nothing ever really felt developed. It felt like Dara’s character was traumatized just for the sake of having a traumatized character, and not because the author really wanted to address any of this topics. I felt like, though the issues were obviously connected to one root cause, the author didn’t draw that connection very well and Dara’s character was undeveloped/underexplored as a result. The book would’ve benefitted from flashbacks, not just Dara and Noam thinking about past events. The ending also wasn’t very satisfying. Overall I did enjoy the book and found it engaging, but it definitely could’ve been better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Incest, and Medical content
cindythenerd's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, Gun violence, Addiction, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Cursing, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Body horror, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Murder, Confinement, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Genocide, Torture, and Death of parent
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