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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
I almost DNF but decided to power through to see if it got any better. As another reviewer put it, lots of “weird ethereal bullshit” that felt a bit disjointed. I’m normally a fan of weird horror but this was a bit much for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Rape, Abortion
Minor: Drug abuse
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Too explicit for my liking.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dnf at 70%. between the raucous rancid sex in the mulch with strange men, the rotting haunting grandmother begging magnolia to meet her aborted baby in some weird pro-life guilt fest, and now magnolia coming up with compliments and positive things to say about her rapist—i’m done with this god awful book. the book description did this book a million favors by leaving out 80% of the plot and not warning the reader at all about any of the content of the book. i beg you to read a comprehensive list of trigger warnings over on storygraph before you read this damned book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Rape, Alcohol
Minor: Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Trafficking, Death of parent
additional tags: underage drinking, rape apologists, unsafe sex, age gap, financial abuse, necrophilia
I’m still not sure what to make of this one but the sense of foreboding and a life lived so close to the edge combine to keep you on the edge of your seat. I loved the main character, and the premise was just ridiculous enough.