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hookerkitty's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
So now I feel like a deflated balloon. I was totally planning on giving this high stars and seek out more books by this author, but I’m afraid the ‘ending ruins the book’ would happen again. Such a bummer.
FYI content warnings: self harm starts on page 6, mental illness practically from the beginning, and the DV descriptions def made me anxious
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Terminal illness, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
hmetwade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
anniepatt's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Cursing, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
emilycheslock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy and Colonisation
michaelion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Colonisation
Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual content
astridhawk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Pedophilia
queendbw'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is a juicy who-did-what-and-why tale - and the ending was quite unexpected.
Amaya receives an email inviting her to the wedding of her ex-best friend (Kaavi) to her ex-boyfriend(Spencer). She decides to go home to Sri Lanka to participate in the wedding festivities, but NOTHING goes according to plan - hers, Kaavi’s or Spencer’s.
The author does a great job of giving just enough of the story to keep you guessing and the juicy background gossip is delicious! I could totally see this adapted to film! Great story, characters and ending! 4/5 stars
#readsof2023 #audiobookreader #literacy #readingisfundamental
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
kylieqrada'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
The story follows multiple POV's as we try to unravel the mystery of what happened to the bride on the morning of her ultra glamorous wedding day. We start off with the female main characters POV months in the past and slowly count down to the wedding of her estranged best friend (to her ex-boyfriend no less). From the get go we know the FMC, Amaya, has only one goal in mind- to stop the wedding from happening. As the story unfolds, we get the POV of different characters involved in the lives of the bride & FMC as they are interviewed by private authorities. I loved this aspect because you really learn so much about the intricacies between characters, whether its friendship, romantic relations, or familial relationships. Not to mention learning some juicy secrets along the way!
The middle bit can seem a bit convoluted due to the big character list while keeping up with all the ins & outs of who is who (and who knows who, and who the heck is this person???) but I just kept it rollin' and was able to piece my confusion together. I will say that I thought the ending was a bit far fetched, but nonetheless, I really enjoyed the heck out of this!!
If you are a reality tv show junkie and love the DRAMA of it all, I think you will enjoy this too.
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Death of parent
Minor: Pedophilia
b_gutermann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Self harm, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol