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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book felt like a curtain was pulled aside and I got a glimpse of Cleo's, Frank's and their loved ones' lives all at once. It felt deeply personal and real and it's a book I can see myself rereading at some point in the future.

It starts with a bang, it really grips you and even though there is a bit of a slower pacing towards the middle, I still couldn't stop reading.

My only complaint is that I didn't really like the chunks that were focused on Eleanor, not so much because I didn't like her (I wasn't overly attached to anyone in this book 😅), but because I felt like she was introduced rather "late" to us and I didn't have time to actually be invested in her "story".

The only word that I can use to describe this book is "unreadable". Which is an oxymoron, since, evidently, I just read it.

I'm not even gonna go into detail of the plot, all I'm gonna say and this is


SPOILERS!!!!!!!!
SPOILERS!!!!!!!!
SPOILERS!!!!!!!!


How on earth did the author think that after everything she put the reader through, we'd be satisfied with a fucking ex machina stupid son of a bitch (excuse the language) coming in and having everything tied up neatly in a bow in a matter of a couple of excruciating pages full of exposition?

I wasn't a fan of Grace WHATSOEVER but I feel that this whole book was in vain. And all that mumbojumbo the author went on about feminist? Yeah, right 😂 she singlehandedly destroyed all that by having a man not only deliver the final kill but also get all the money. Sad. Truly sad.
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I just really enjoyed this book. It was so easy to read and the writing style allowed me to simply devoure it.

Loved the themes, loved the ending, hated some of the characters but all in all, it's a book that I'd revisit in the future!