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internationalreads's Reviews (1.69k)
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
challenging
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An English major’s dream of a book. Longer than necessary, though.
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Car accident
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The crime aspect of this book was fantastic. However, it took far too long to develop. The pace was all off. The meta autofiction aspect was not needed at all. If this book had just been written as the crime plot, without the author in the present day investigating, it would be a 4 or 5 star thriller for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I absolutely loved the first half of this book but felt like it lost steam in the second half.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism