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sclyndes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
heytherekaity's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
eveeneman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Cancer, Vomit, and Kidnapping
krys_kilz's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Cancer, Vomit, and Kidnapping
ohhthehorrors's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Cancer, Stalking, and Pregnancy
percys_panda_pillow_pet's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Stalking
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Toxic friendship
binreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I don’t know. I expected more. Especially with the tag line:
“Unfortunately for Patty, Rose Gold is no longer her weak little
darling.
And she's waited such a long time for her mother to come home.”
I figured this was based off of Gypsy Rose right when I got this book.
I guess where this story lacks is none of the craziness happens until the end? Which was a great twist ending don’t get me wrong. I felt like the book started off strong, middle felt lackluster and end was good.
Spoilers ahead!
i kinda wish we got to be along side Rose while she was planning this whole thing out. The whole side story with Phil and Alex were kind of useless? I guess it gave us more sympathy for Rose but that was about it.
And the Dad thing. I can imagine it’s be tough meeting a child you didn’t want years later but he was almost as bad as Patty! How you gonna find your daughter, say you want her in your life then drop her??? I did get upset when Rose starting lying about cancer but honestly can we even blame her? She has a mother who abused her and a father who even after meeting her, never wanted her. But I’m telling y’all it was that wife Kim who caused that rift between them. Gave me MAJOR Karen vibes. Never gave Rose a chance.
I also find it hard to believe that their newborn child goes missing and y’all don’t think to check up on the other child you abandoned….like not even once???
Patty was a crazy lunatic though. Even though she was correct that her daughter was up to something, but god damn girl right away she’s plotting and planning. I hated reading her chapters honestly I just wanted her to shut up.
Like mother like daughter. I hope Rose can get her teeth fixed and live her best life now? 😂🥴
Overall, a bit of a bore :(
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
theloopyknot_'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
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
becksreadsbooks'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
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Vomit, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Cancer, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt
carissa230's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The story is told in rotating perspectives of Rose Gold and her mother Patty. Rose Gold's story is told in the past perspective while Patty's story is told from the present perspective.
One problem I had with the book is the connection to the real life case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard. The book borrowed heavily from the real case. I don't have a problem with that, however it feels like there is a judgment being cast on both parties. Maybe if they had changed the characters name to something further from the actual person's name it wouldn't have been so bad for me.
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Cancer and Vomit
Minor: Violence