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maverax42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting
lana72905's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Suicide, and Torture
illtakethenightshiftx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Confinement
cady_sass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
After reading more reviews from people i follow, it seems like it is widely agreed that going in blind was definitely best, and i agree, and that most of the 5 star reviews I see are upon SECOND read. Which makes a lot of sense. I would probably give this 3.75… it is REALLY hard to talk about this without spoilers. Up until the last few chapters, I had some serious qualms with the representation here and how it could be damaging. I fear that because of the way it’s written, this could be triggering and people would not understand the full story or even finish it, so even though I can retract my claws (pun intended) I think the damage can still be done. I will attempt a second read at some point and see if my feelings change.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
chelsearae87's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
elle_e_d_light's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
kimberwitch's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
emwgrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
ciarrareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
What a ride. I have no idea how to describe this book. A lot of the times when people say "go in knowing nothing," I brush that off because I always at least read the back cover/description. But honestly, nothing will prepare you for this.
It's creepy, it's surprising, it's.... I don't want to say confusing?! Is confounding the right word?!
You're not going to know what's happening for like 75% of this book, but the ride is so much fun.
Absolutely read this. And I will be reading more of Catriona Ward very soon.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
fencernick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail