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lowercase_em's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Abortion
ellenigrace's review
dark
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
3 stars because it was well written and compelling, but this was just too body-horror-y a book for me. I finished it because I wanted to know what happened, but it was over the line of what I find enjoyable horror. If you like Matthew Lewis's The Monk, you might like this, but it's not for me.
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Medical trauma, Body horror, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Child death, Grief, Gore, and Abortion
Minor: War and Genocide
Additional content warning for necrophilia.rhbufton's review
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Sexism, Gore, Medical trauma, Racism, Body horror, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Abortion, Confinement, Grief, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, and Antisemitism
Minor: Animal death, Alcoholism, Child death, and War
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