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afriendwithfiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Vomit, and Excrement
Moderate: Emotional abuse
chainsawheartbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Blood, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Death, Body horror, and Child death
hanniballecter'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? Yes
3.5
i adore the writing style, the descriptions, the poetry of it all; it's visceral, haunting, and has stuck with me since i first read it.
all in all, i greatly recommend this, but don't go into it expecting a mutually destructive relationship full of rotting gardenias and parasites and disturbing dreams. it's abuse, but it's poetic abuse. i think i would've liked this one more had i not been misled and had it not had those stupid ass author's notes.
Graphic: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Body horror, Slavery, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Lesbophobia
strabbyfieldz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Child death, Animal death, and Body horror
hocuscrocus'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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Child death, Medical content, Animal death, and Pregnancy
avrilamber'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? It's complicated
3.0
I see the authors intention to write short stories about connection but all stories were told in such macabre and disturbing ways, it was unsettling. I enjoyed the first story (the titular short story in this book) more than the other two, purely for its complete creep factor. But I struggled to relate to all the characters need for connection when the means to that end were totally batshit.
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Blood, and Body horror
imogil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
i do realise that this was a dead dove clearly labeled do not eat and yet i chose to eat the dove anyway. i have read many dd:dne fics and stories before and been fine - i guess this dead dove just wasn’t to my taste.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Child death, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse
Moderate: Vomit, Sexual content, Medical content, and Mental illness
Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
unhealthy bdsm dynamics, graphic depiction of a tapeworm and the passing of it, graphic depiction and description of eating raw insect filled meatacgeorge's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Child death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Death, Grief, Self harm, and Vomit
questionablereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke - 5 stars
I love the power imbalance at play. It was so sinister and chilling and made me horrified with how warped people behave to hold onto what they deem to be love.
The Enchantment - 5 stars
This was a bit slow when getting into but after chapter 6 I was hooked. It is a story surrounding grief and loss, and a struggle/need to hold onto marriage and faith. The ending left my jaw on the floor.
You'll Find It's Like That All Over - 3 stars
My least favorite story in the collection but enjoyed the language around the need for people pleasing, and the dangers that often leads to.
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Miscarriage and Gaslighting
buttercat42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Child death, and Gore