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thepoieszedlife's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Animal death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Infidelity
tifftastic87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
The story is kind of predictable, but that wouldn't have been a problem if the characters were more developed. We immediately got into the "tense" part of the story without learning anything about the characters. Well, we did learn two things one is that Monica struggles to parent her strong willed daughter and that Troy is a f**k boy.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Rape, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Animal death, Grief, Gun violence, Body horror, Sexual content, Confinement, and Medical content
Moderate: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Murder, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Pregnancy
mslaureeslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Rape, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
bites_of_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
In Nana we follow Monica as she's grieving the loss of her adoptive mother. At the funeral, she meets her biological mother, Grace, for the first time and thus ensues a journey that will change her life forever. Grace is assertive, confident, and persistent in taking care of her as she grieves. However, there is a darker purpose to Grace's arrival into Monica's life. Her husband is suspicious, even their dog doesn't like Grace.
There were some plot points that did take me out of the story but overall I couldn't stop reading. I read it in two sittings and I'll definitely be looking for more of Massey's books to read when I need a good horror/thriller book.
Graphic: Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Grief, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Murder, Infidelity, and Death of parent
heather_dowell's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Body shaming, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Body horror, Death of parent, and Abandonment
carissa230's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Monica was adopted. When her adoptive mother dies unexpectedly nobody expected her birth mom to show up at the funeral. When Nana joins the family things are instantly off. The family dog takes an instant dislike to her. Then the dog disappears and she blames the mother in law. It seems like this should have been obvious, but the family was very disconnected.
When Monica starts sleeping all the time it is attributed to grief. However, things clearly aren't what they appear on the surface. Nane is doing something, because as Monica quickly ages Nana becomes more beautiful.
Graphic: Grief and Abandonment
eve81's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Violence, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body horror, and Abandonment