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eyedoc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Kidnapping and Abandonment
danielle_isreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
The audiobook was really, really good—especially Chris and Ella’s narrators
I predicted a couple of the twists but was surprised by a couple others, which is a good mix.
The Chad Parke storyline…. I think the book would’ve been better without it. It was pointless, imo.
Overall, pretty solid I thought.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Pedophilia and Suicide
achay91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, and Blood
Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide
laurenslittlelibrary_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy
soobooksalot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy
tanishah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Blood and Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Stalking, Abortion, and Death of parent
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Stalking, and Classism
kingrosereads'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? It's complicated
3.5
On New Year's Eve 1999, the teenaged employees of Blockbuster in Linden, New Jersey, are excited to welcome in Y2K. But before they can close, they’re all brutally murdered. All but one. The remaining survivor, Ella, is haunted by the events of that night. Fifteen years later, an eerily similar attack happens in an ice cream shop in Linden, again with only one survivor, Jesse. Ella returns to town, now a therapist, to help Jesse navigate her new world and hopefully solve both crimes once and for all.
The story has multiple POVs: Ella, Chris (the brother of the alleged Blockbuster murderer and now public defender), and Agent Keller (a very pregnant FBI agent assigned to help the local PD). I wasn’t a fan of Ella or how her character was written, but I thought Jesse was really compelling. Chris was also written well, but the women in his life not so much. Keller was okay, but kind of just there and sorta just randomly solves the crimes. Atticus was my one true love in this whole book. The best personality, that guy.
I gotta say, I’m not always a fan of thriller novels since the ones I’ve read tend to be really predictable and have annoying pacing, but this book was paced well and had me on the edge of my seat a few times. At some point, different mysteries became predictable and the main big bad in this story had a rather rushed climax with minimal information on the resolution. The book’s murders are much like the yogurt shop murders that happened in Austin 1991, and I can’t see the author’s choice of motive really fitting in this kind of case. Also, hated that the only character of color was killed.
A decent thriller.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic relationship
our_bookish_reads's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
leebeeloves's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol