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ilaxaria's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Minor: Pedophilia and Rape
victoriawl93'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
2.75
Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Dementia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Cursing
Minor: Sexual content, Torture, Rape, and Alcohol
nrogers_1030's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Death, Dementia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Vomit
apersonfromflorida's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Dementia
Minor: Animal death, Rape, and Pedophilia
lump's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship
jasmine256's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Gore
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Dementia
Minor: Animal death, Pedophilia, and Rape
nataliii'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? It's complicated
2.25
No. shit. 😅 I can see why someone would/could like this book, but the few interesting bits did not save this from being mostly a slog for me. Shallow characterization over all and the stronger plot elements being placed too far apart with what sometimes felt like filler in between had me feeling bored often and made finishing the book a chore by the time I got that far.
The characters and stories from “The Bedtime Book of Stories for Monsters” outshone the real world by far and I wish they would have been supported by the main story more. This was definitely where the dark and spooky themes were most successful, but I wouldn’t say they were actually scary.
Thank you to Hyperion Avenue and NetGalley for an eARC of this book.
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Gore
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Animal death