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jamieleepilk's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
mpurdy's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
Wow I was definitely creeped out. The writing gives you the creeps forsure and the story was unique and was invested in what would happen. There were funny moments and some extremely disturbing ones that will live in my brain rent free. That being said there are some things that prevent me from giving it a higher rating. First I think it was a little long winded the pace is kinda irratic it goes slow and then fast and than medium and then fast. The next things are spoilers
first the harvest scene I feel like the cactus being inserted into the victims vagina was not needed to show the fanaticism of this cult. I feel like it was too much. I felt it was more for shock value and unnecessary violence towards women when there was already enough. Next the fact that the only person that's not white becomes the framed person for the crime. I understand the convience for it because it was her Easter event but why is literally no one else's race mentioned but hers?
Now on the topic of a Cis man writing about Menopausal women I think he did a pretty decent job but I am nowhere near Menopause so I may not be the audience to comment. I live in Arizona and found it fun to be reading about something like this happening as I have scene small towns here that can provide a good setting for this. Lastly I was raised in Montana and when he says as dark as a Montana Midnight I felt that. Lol
All in all it was a wild time and I think alot of people can enjoy this but please read the authors note and do research on the trigger warnings for this book has many.
Now on the topic of a Cis man writing about Menopausal women I think he did a pretty decent job but I am nowhere near Menopause so I may not be the audience to comment. I live in Arizona and found it fun to be reading about something like this happening as I have scene small towns here that can provide a good setting for this. Lastly I was raised in Montana and when he says as dark as a Montana Midnight I felt that. Lol
All in all it was a wild time and I think alot of people can enjoy this but please read the authors note and do research on the trigger warnings for this book has many.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Animal death, Violence, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual violence, Medical content, Gore, and Body horror
Moderate: Death, Bullying, and Body shaming
Minor: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
This is a dark read be prepared for it.
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