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anaheeta's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
“The truth does not change whether it is seen or unseen, it whispered in her mind. A thing which is happening happens whether you look at it or not. And yes, maybe it is easier not to look. Maybe it is easier to say because you do not see it, it is not happening. Maybe you can pull the stone out of the pool and put the moon back together.”
(There were too many incredible quotes to choose from)
This book really left me heartbroken. It is powerfully written, the story and pacing is gripping and makes you read it in one day, the characters are very diverse, and the setting is in a futuristic utopia of sorts.
Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Pedophilia, Blood, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Mental illness
morebedsidebooks's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Gore, Pedophilia, Blood, and Child abuse
Minor: Racism, Slavery, Transphobia, Ableism, Classism, Cursing, Police brutality, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Blood, Classism, Grief, and Racism
oddlyghoul's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Violence
Minor: Gun violence, Police brutality, Transphobia, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Ableism, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Drug abuse, Classism, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Islamophobia, Violence, and War
olpapi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Death
myfbusters'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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Violence, Child abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual violence, and Body horror
mlthomas234's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Death and Racism
hyperpension's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Body horror
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, War, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Mental illness, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Ableism, Addiction, and Rape
beforeviolets's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
TW: blood, injury detail, child abuse/sexual assault (offscreen, alluded to), violence, gore (brief description), vomit, death of grandmother (past, mention), very brief mention of past police brutality, systemic violence, school shootings, mass death, and other such atrocities.
Pet is definitely one of the most unique books I've ever come across.
Set in a world in which "monsters" - aka people who cause harm - no longer exist and "angels" - people who have rebuilt a safer world - are idolized, Jam is suddenly faced with a truth: there's a monster in her midst. This book discusses the dangers of using previous solutions as a way to blind oneself from present problems and how hard it can be to stand up against something that you're told isn't really there.
Surprisingly biblical in nature, this story is one that I believe should be on everyone's must-read list. It's more than just a book. It's a call to action.
When you think you've been without monsters for so long, sometimes you forget what they look like, what they sound like, no matter how much remembering your education urges you to do. It's not the same when the monsters are gone. You're only remembering shadows of them, stories that seem to be limited to the pages or screens you read them from. Flat and dull things. So, yes, people forget. But forgetting is dangerous. Forgetting is how the monsters come back.
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Death
lolajh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Rape, Incest, and Sexual assault