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booksthatburn's review
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I liked most of the stories in this collection. My favorites are "Lights" for its take on monstrosity and genre expectations, "All My Best Friends Are Dead" for the way it plays with characterization and perspective, and "No Harm Done" for the sudden pivot into horror after an interesting but not obviously creepy opening.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Stalking, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, Sexual content, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Abandonment, Vomit, Car accident, Excrement, Racism, Slavery, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Drug use
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