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entrancedbywords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
But J.P Pomare is a New Zealand born author, who resides in Australia. So..yay..another non American writer in my collection.
Holy fk. This book is a LOT. Two chapters in and I'm done. You need to be in the right mental space for "Call me Evie." , first chapter is about a woman whose being forced into having her head shave, the second chapter is about a young child accidentally burning themselves with hot water.
This is going to be a long book.....
You do have to follow this book very closely cause besides the chapters, it's also got sub chapter with "after" or "before", so one minute your with Kate/Evie whose held hostage and the next minute your with a teenage Kate whose experiencing her firsts, while being raised by her widowed dad.
Call me Evie is a wild ride of trauma. From revenge porn, domestic violence disgused as teenage love, a young woman being held hostage and disorted memories.
This story is told in first person, it's relatively easy to follow until you get to the last couple of chapters, where it flips between Evie, Jim and Thom, and since its a first person story, you have to carefully follow the details cause you don't know whose POVs your getting until your midway.
Call me evie is a quick gripping read but definitely need times for you to mentally process between pages.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
clodaghs_library's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Honestly, I gave it a 4 only because I am so impatient and I felt the beginning of the book dragged, but that could have been because it was broken between naps and feeding and reading another book.
But once I passed half was and everything was coming together faster I couldn’t put it down.
I honestly gasped out loud when it all came together, almost waking my baby for the sake of the twist
Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual harassment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic relationship
aleesquer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Incest