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kaywhiteley's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
For the offensive bits, why the fuck did the author mention Daniel being fat every single page. Even when he is
This book was also just so repetitive. There comes a point where, no matter how much gore and scary shit you put in, things get tedious. The author was constantly telling us about the characters and the story without showing us through his writing.
Overall, I just think this book was lazy. The basic premise (especially when it started branching off from every haunted house story ever) was pretty cool, though it didn't pick up until halfway through the book. I thought some of the tense scenes were written well and I liked the "villain" of the story. But even with the evil house, this book could've been so much more interesting if he went into the story behind it. Why is it evil? When did it start? What was up with the sisters? This book would've been so much better if he cut out all the unnecessary shit about Daniel being soooo fat blah blah blah and just talked about the interesting bits.
Anyways. Lazy book, lazy writing. Trying too hard to be Haunting of Hill House but edgier with some fatphobia and misogyny sprinkled in. Not worth the parts that were actually interesting.
Graphic: Gore and Fatphobia
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Racism and Car accident
radtj's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Suicide, Car accident, Gore, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
pagesinthesnow's review
- 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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Fatphobia, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Body shaming
Minor: Torture, Bullying, and Homophobia
bookshelf_al's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Domestic abuse and Child abuse
merbear47's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault
tpsebast92's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Sexual content, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death of parent
meadow_witching's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Dementia, Child death, Sexual content, Body shaming, Rape, Car accident, and Sexism
limabean1011's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Domestic abuse
haleybre's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Murder, Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Blood
thephantomtoll'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? Yes
1.25
Graphic: Grief, Self harm, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Hate crime, Racism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death, Gore, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Car accident, Dementia, Infertility, and Cancer