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theliteraryhooker's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I think I'm realizing I just don't love this particular brand of grief horror. Cull's writing is very good, as always, but I struggled to connect with the main character's decisions. I finished this about a week ago and unfortunately it hasn't really stuck with me the way Cull's other works have. Not a bad book, just a case of it not being the right book for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Child death, and Gore
madarauchiha's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.5
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Uhh kinda boring. Like, a whole lot of not much happening, honestly. The main woman character was sad and that's about it.
I think the psychiatric instition portrayal is pretty lacking and misunderstood. Admitedly the author is british so the psychiatric field over there is certain different from the one in the USA. Do they not have sectioning? Psych holds for obviously mentally unstable, potentially self harming people? Like I'm fully anti psych, but it's weird that two characters knew this woman was unwell and didn't do anything beyond a few phone calls. [ok so that's not all , but spoilers ok?] But like the Red Flags were there well before she even got to the house....
The horror? Not sure. The gorey mundane horror of a random spree killer felt more solid than whatever supernatural was going on.
The prose was fine. That's it, that's all. It doesn't have much susbstance to it.
I wouldn't read anything else by this author.
content warnings
minor gore, gun violence, murder,
medium suicide ideation, kidnapping, asphyxiation, drug abuse [prescription drug], religion catholic,
major car accidents, suicide, alcohol abuse, grief, gun violence, child death, gore, panic attacks, psychiatric institutions, mental illness,
Uhh kinda boring. Like, a whole lot of not much happening, honestly. The main woman character was sad and that's about it.
I think the psychiatric instition portrayal is pretty lacking and misunderstood. Admitedly the author is british so the psychiatric field over there is certain different from the one in the USA. Do they not have sectioning? Psych holds for obviously mentally unstable, potentially self harming people? Like I'm fully anti psych, but it's weird that two characters knew this woman was unwell and didn't do anything beyond a few phone calls. [ok so that's not all , but spoilers ok?] But like the Red Flags were there well before she even got to the house....
The horror? Not sure. The gorey mundane horror of a random spree killer felt more solid than whatever supernatural was going on.
The prose was fine. That's it, that's all. It doesn't have much susbstance to it.
I wouldn't read anything else by this author.
content warnings
minor gore, gun violence, murder,
medium suicide ideation, kidnapping, asphyxiation, drug abuse [prescription drug], religion catholic,
major car accidents, suicide, alcohol abuse, grief, gun violence, child death, gore, panic attacks, psychiatric institutions, mental illness,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Gun violence, Grief, and Gore
loandbeholdx's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
This was a really fast paced read that was really difficult to put down. It was tense, distressing, and horrific. I'm definitely looking forward to reading more from this author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Alcoholism
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