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dazedl'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? Yes
3.25
also the epilogue was boring and the book would be better off without that part đ
Graphic: Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment
ladypuercoloco'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
4.75
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
Overall I don't feel like any particular thing was too graphic but the contents/plot/subplot can be a lot to take in in retrospect. It honestly wasn't until I was looking through the trigger warning list that I realized just how many played a part in this book, but I listed all as mild as none were terribly drawn out. It's a horror book. There are bound to be some horrible things in, especially when it has been an award winner. I rated it just about as high as I ever rate anything - it is excellent at what it does and the elements it is able to work inbiblio_creep's review against another edition
From the jump there is a lot of mention about the main character being Christian, and the two other adult main characters being atheist. We are banged over the head with it on several occasions. It just feels icky, like you're getting reminded that atheists are bad people subtly, over and over. And wouldnât you know, the Christian ends up to be the hero and the Atheists are bad people. Of course.
Then, we get a plot point/twist using gender identity that I found to be very problematic. In short, it's transphobic. And, it's full of right-wing dog whistles.
Additionally, it's not even well written. There are many other plot points that are introduced and then not mentioned again until the very end, and didnât even need to be there. And, a lot of confusing or stupid decisions by characters. Just a trope filled mess.
My advice is to not waste your time.
Graphic: Racism, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry
annahamburger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
mitchell_1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Addiction and Body shaming
Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and Car accident
izypup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Dysphoria
empiricalrisk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Racism, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry
stonecoldfaux's review against another edition
1.5
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Alcoholism and Religious bigotry
voidcrawler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
iâm now convinced booktok, especially the horror side of it, either donât read the books they promote or they severely lack reading comprehension skills. everyoneâs more obsessed with how âwOw fUcKed uP!!! đĽ´â something is in terms of gore and jump-scares over the actual problematic shit in this book. bonkers, really, since so many horrortok creators are left-leaning and lgbtq+.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
halierivers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.25
It feels like I missed a memo because I not only didnât like it. I had a handful of problems that stood out to me besides pacing and having way too many unnecessary details and scenes that didnât need to be there. The big thing was it felt like this author was demonizing âliberalâ parents with
There was also some overt and unnecessary racism in this book. And weird Christian rhetoric. It almost didnât seem intentional, but it was distracting none the less since the story would have been perfectly fine without these two things shoved in there.
The ending was (again) such an interesting idea but it was almost impossible to overlook the amount of time wasted getting there. The ghost reveal part, not the gender part. This book had a few cool ideas just done so poorly. I will not be picking up this author again. Not when there are so many better thrillers/mysteries out there.
Also I advise avoiding this book if you struggle with gender dysphoria of any type as the author definitely slid some not so covert transphobia in there.
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Racism