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dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Not a full review for this one but I thought it was worth mentioning a trigger warning of animal death/cruelty.
There is a very detailed description oftheir pet turtle's injury/illness followed by an even more detailed description later on of the turtle's graphic death. It was one of the more graphically detailed animal deaths that I've personally come across.
There is a very detailed description of
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse
slow-paced
I didn't care for this story. It wasn't at all what I was expecting and it was such a slow/boring story to me. What I did appreciate from this book were some of the comments trying to quell misogyny and victim-blaming that I'm so used to hearing in real life.
Potential quote spoiler below (SG won't let me blur out a quote, sorry!!)
Here is one example:
Potential quote spoiler below (SG won't let me blur out a quote, sorry!!)
Here is one example:
'Why the hell can’t women just report it if they’ve been sexually attacked, because even if he didn’t force his penis into her, it was still a sexual attack.’ Rosie spoke quietly. ‘She was fourteen, Bren. She was a child, and the man who attacked her was a friend of her parents. And the husband of the woman she considered almost like a second mother. Of course she wouldn’t tell anybody.’
Anita Waller. The Couple Across The Street: A page-turning psychological thriller from Anita Waller, author of The Family at No 12 (p. 236). Boldwood Books. Kindle Edition.
Also, please check the trigger warnings before picking up this book. I didn't see any listed on here previously and wish I had known what content was within this story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Pregnancy
This book will be a nightmare for you if you don’t care about dinosaurs.
Sigh.. 3 stars if I’m being generous. This feels more like 2.5 stars though. I’m a bit let down by this one. I thought I would’ve enjoyed this much more but I didn’t really care for the plot or the characters. Maybe I just wasn’t in the mood for this?
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not my favorite. I don’t think all of the components of this book were necessary and they felt to me as though it clouded the storyline.
The big reveal was not incredibly enticing to me either. This story felt like it was lacking something to really bring it all together but I’m not sure what exactly that was.
I will say that I enjoyed the little Easter egg that Feeney put in with the chapters. (This will make sense when you get to the end of the book). I also appreciated the sense of community between women in this book.
The big reveal was not incredibly enticing to me either. This story felt like it was lacking something to really bring it all together but I’m not sure what exactly that was.
I will say that I enjoyed the little Easter egg that Feeney put in with the chapters. (This will make sense when you get to the end of the book). I also appreciated the sense of community between women in this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Gaslighting