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kyanite's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
haunting, chilling, mindfuck
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Blood
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
bookishgoob's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
“Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can't fake a thought.” Slow burning and confusing, taking place over the span of 1 evening, this book will have you questioning things the entire time. is the main character being treated poorly? is she being gaslit? what is going on? why isn’t he telling her anything? why won’t he listen to her? those are all questions i had while reading this book. those questions didn’t get answered until the very end. it’s a very quick read but the slow burn aspect will make you wonder how long you’ve actually been reading. the conversations the main characters have can be incredibly dull and boring, but it really is kind of like that in a relationship. not every conversation is going to be interesting, and not every conversation you have will be interesting to others. this book ends sort of the way that the outsiders does, but that isn’t necessarily as clear, so i recommend that once you finish, you go back and re read the first couple pages. maybe even just the 1st page could be helpful, it really ties the story together completely. the imagery was unsettling and the story telling was great. all in all, 3.5/5 just because i was confused for a lot of it and it was too slow for my liking. but it is a good and suspenseful read good for a spooky season one-sitting book or even a cold and comfy evening when you’re in the mood to be unsettled.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence
maggieoc_x's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death
briannasam's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
fedelikeslego's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
Non riesco almeno per ora a concepirlo ancora come uno dei miei libri preferiti, ma era tanto che qualcosa non mi faceva sentire così tanto a disagio, ho dovuto lasciare frasi a metà parecchie volte, scritto divinamente. Un CLIMAX strepitoso, il disagio come ho detto lo provi proprio, ho adorato i piccoli dettagli che hanno sottolineato il CLIMAX, come i capitoli che diventano sempre più lunghi, infiniti, estenuanti, stancanti, un romanzo claustrofobico. Il modo in cui si arriva al finale ugualmente bello, mi rattristava solo il fatto di saperlo già, è questo che non mi ha fatto fare quel click. Ma 5 stelle comunque perché ha davvero rispettato le mie alte aspettative. Adoro in oltre le considerazioni fatte su tanti argomenti, la vita, la morte, le relazioni, mi sarebbe piaciuto sottolinearle ma ci ho fatto caso troppo tardi e per ora non penso di rivolerlo leggere
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcohol and Cursing
windbreak's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
like a cartoon bully or soemthign in that he grabs u by ur shirt collar in the beginnign and ur like oh shit this is it and ur sweating but then he has to go sing in the musical so he'll deal with u later punk. and then the book ends
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
boob's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
This book got a one star review because my mild confusion the whole time is what kept things suspenseful. Wasn’t overtly disturbing/scary as I had expected, so I was a bit disappointed.
To me, confusion is good in a book when things get tied up or left open at the end, but my feeble teenage mind was simply too weak to understand what happened at the end. Also a lot of seemingly empty filler points, or maybe they were just too deep for my understanding. I wasn't a fan of the character(s), and didn't really care or connect with them at any point.
I do feel like perhaps I wasn't reading in-depth enough to understand, perhaps if it was assigned for my English class and I had to analyze it I may have gotten more from the book. I'd recommend this book if you’re looking to be briefly unsettled by confusion.
To me, confusion is good in a book when things get tied up or left open at the end, but my feeble teenage mind was simply too weak to understand what happened at the end. Also a lot of seemingly empty filler points, or maybe they were just too deep for my understanding. I wasn't a fan of the character(s), and didn't really care or connect with them at any point.
I do feel like perhaps I wasn't reading in-depth enough to understand, perhaps if it was assigned for my English class and I had to analyze it I may have gotten more from the book. I'd recommend this book if you’re looking to be briefly unsettled by confusion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Death
Minor: Animal death
shelbykate's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt
asmith94's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
lightsaber's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
I had this book figured out within the first 40 pages but it wasn’t bad; I did read it all in one sitting. Just kind of unsafisfactory with the ending, I guess. Dunno if I can rec it, but I’ll be thinking about it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Violence, and Mental illness
Moderate: Animal death