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thegayestghost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child death, Blood, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Vomit, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, and Mental illness
amyalwaysbooked's review
- 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
3.0
I had expected this to be a horror-comedy when I went in, and to an extent, I think that's what Orlando was going for. I didn't find it all that funny or endearing. Margaret comes off as absent-minded and accommodating to the ghosts in the house which I found annoying more than charming. When you add Margaret and Hal's daughter Katherine to the mix it's even worse. She's an angry, short-tempered character that never grew on me.
I gave the book three stars because I can see what Orlando is trying to do with this book. Margaret's willingness to follow the "rules" of the house and its ghosts is clearly a metaphor for
The last twenty percent or so really ramped up the action, horror, and gore which I appreciated. However, after the climax, it all peters out into a lackluster resolution that leans back into the book's attempt at horror/comedy which doesn't hold up.
Graphic: Gore, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Vomit, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol
Moderate: Gaslighting, Police brutality, and Mental illness
Minor: Self harm
karenreadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcoholism
bookwyrm_kate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Murder, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, and Death
Moderate: Cursing, Dementia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Gaslighting and Mental illness
sarah984'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Animal death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse
Minor: Cannibalism, Confinement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Police brutality, Self harm, and Suicide
Insect/bug contentrnr516's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Blood
d0505's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Gaslighting
bambooboy'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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Murder, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Child abuse, Violence, Vomit, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Cursing, and Bullying
Minor: Stalking, Self harm, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Detailed description of content warnings below--Father is emotionally and physically abusive to mother; attempts to be abusive to daughter so mother removes her from home
--Multiple child murders, graphic descriptions of torture and murder
--Gaslighting protagonist as to existence of ghosts
--Many graphic descriptions of bodies being twisted and deformed, tortured
--Protagonist is abused emotionally and physically for many years and the ways she copes are covered
--Multiple people commit suicide in the house, deaths described
--Multiple descriptions of vomit, especially vomiting flies
--One character is murdered in a fireplace, attempts made to burn entire house down
--Daughter attempts to institutionalize mother
ericweitzel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Torture, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Gore
Moderate: Gaslighting