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justlurkin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Body horror, Child death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Child abuse and Fire/Fire injury
tabea1409's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Car accident, Gaslighting, Gore, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Child abuse, and Violence
goodnekovibes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent
crimsonsparrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Moderate: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse
References to home invasion, self mutilation, and demon possession.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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Death, Grief, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Child death, Violence, and Medical content
cuppasunshine'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: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death and Child abuse
haileyhardcover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Torture, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, Murder, and Physical abuse
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Self harm
rocketsaurus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Self harm
Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Gaslighting
omair's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Which is my main contention with the book. The characters spend so much of it in a stubborn, hubris driven interpersonal conflict that it is hard to like any of them for me. To go so many years without seeing your family and to continuously only treat them as if they are the same people they were all those years ago with zero possibility of growing is not a problem with them, it is a problem with you.
I was interested early on, but
Maybe if you like either or both of the main characters, the book would become much more interesting. I did not, so instead,
For a title about a haunted house,
Which I can get over... if the puppet was actually memorable, or frightening, or in any way a strong villain in itself. It is not.
Honestly, I should've gone with the DNF about 2/3 of the way through when the first "ending" was reached. I would've missed
Like Mark's driving, I really feel Grady should just slow down and pick the right lane.
Those are huge departures from everything else in the story and make a complete mess of the rules of your world. To me, that's where most horror dies its fastest death. Ghosts, zombies, evil puppets, magic, whatever fantastical elements are part of your world - and they are totally valid to have - have to have developed and consistent co-existence with our real world. There has to be some guiding principles, laws, to abide by. Without that, your world will fall flat and lose me from the audience. For anyone else like me, walk away from this book and fast.
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death and Child abuse
bg_oseman_fan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Gun violence, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Medical content
Minor: Child abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Self harm