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marina_michelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Grief, Mental illness, Alcohol, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Gore, Murder, Violence, Confinement, Death, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
beanaroni's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Gore, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Confinement and Mental illness
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
spadedigsbutts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
The main conflict is essentially a dysfunctional friend group's issues being exacerbated by a ghost haunting when they were already at the breaking point. Like in most horror media, the cast is pretty unlikable and are mainly defined by their relations to each other, without much nuance independently. This is a normal convention for this scenario in the horror genre, but I wish characters had more arcs or at least more detailed interpersonal relations than "x slept with x once" as the few details we do get just don't have much payoff in the book.
Most characters feel like they start and end the same, which may partially be the point considering it's a super toxic friend group, but it does leave you up in the air when it just comes to an end without much of a huge conclusion. If you read it hoping for some sort of character resolutions, you won't get it.
If you came for a cool japanese influenced haunted house story where interpersonal relationships come to a tragic head, you unfortunately really don't get that. I wish we'd had more time to develop things in the book as while the writing style is lush and detailed, the actual set elements and characters are flimsy. A good read for a bus ride or waiting at a doctor's office, but not much out. I doubt I'll ever reread it.
Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Classism, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying
Minor: Confinement and Misogyny
karmapen'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
2.0
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gore, Cursing, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness
pizzaisjesus98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Cursing, Gore, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Excrement, Vomit, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Mental illness
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Blood, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gore, Murder, and Self harm
Moderate: Infidelity, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Minor: Biphobia
_morgreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Violence, Death, Gore, Body horror, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Murder
jjjreads'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Bullying, Death, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
vaguely_pink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Graphic: Gore, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Body horror, Death, and Cursing
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Self harm, Violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
Minor: Body shaming, Vomit, Gaslighting, Excrement, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Drug use, and Bullying