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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
lucyreads's review
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
After reading - and absolutely loving - Cull's short story collection BONES last year I had a feeling I was going to love REMAINS and I'm glad to say I wasn't wrong!
Remains follows Lucy, a woman whose young son has tragically died and she'll do anything to be able to see him again. This is an emotional and haunting horror read that explores the complexities of grief and the ways it can manifest within a person.
This is a shorter book so I don't want to say too much on what happens as it'd be easy to give away a little too much, but it is a bleak, harrowing and utterly gutting storyline. I knew from reading Bones that Cull is a great author for pulling emotions out of his readers but this book cemented that for me - I went through such a wide range of emotions reading this one and was so heartbroken seeing what Lucy was going through.
It's definitely a devastating read but also so wonderfully written and explored. I'm so impressed with Cull's writing and I can't wait to read more of his work in the future!
Remains follows Lucy, a woman whose young son has tragically died and she'll do anything to be able to see him again. This is an emotional and haunting horror read that explores the complexities of grief and the ways it can manifest within a person.
This is a shorter book so I don't want to say too much on what happens as it'd be easy to give away a little too much, but it is a bleak, harrowing and utterly gutting storyline. I knew from reading Bones that Cull is a great author for pulling emotions out of his readers but this book cemented that for me - I went through such a wide range of emotions reading this one and was so heartbroken seeing what Lucy was going through.
It's definitely a devastating read but also so wonderfully written and explored. I'm so impressed with Cull's writing and I can't wait to read more of his work in the future!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Child death
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