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daffodilcherry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Wheelhouses: obsessive lesbian love, beautiful descriptions of food/gardens, "something is messed up here and the main character can't see it.", horny lesbians.
Graphic: Cannibalism, Blood, Murder, Gore, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse
Additional/specific trigger warnings:megj23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Vomit, and Murder
kelnicash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Blood
Minor: Sexual assault
noeldiem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Murder, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
nika_nix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Vomit and Blood
theatrealpaca'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Animal death, Alcohol, Murder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Sexual harassment, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexual content, Child abuse, and Death of parent
blueyapologist'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Animal death, Torture, Murder, Cannibalism, Gore, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
coenobi'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
The moment Ro sees Ash for the first time, she sort of panics and feels a thousand things at once. The sentences at this moment go on and on and on and just do 't end and things that enchant Ro about Ash keep getting mentioned and the way they make her feel and what they make her want do... The emotion pours from the page, as does the doubt, the joy, everything. It's all really well done.
A thing that amazes me about this book, and of how much I liked it, is the insane amount of romance. I'm not against the genre at all, but I would never pick a book with this much of it off the shelves. And I swear, if you didn't know better, you'd mistake this for a romance novella, nothing more. Now, knowing what kind of book this is, makes it possible for you to pick up all the little hints about where this story is going, and, like Ro would say, they're unctuous. Absolutely freaking delicious how subtle and unsuspecting they are, I really enjoyed that. It's very well written stuff and I'm here for it. And at the end, when all the other red flags become clear... I'd love another serving of this. Super fun, this little novella!
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Torture, and Cannibalism
mfrisk'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? It's complicated
5.0
You’re taken from romance, over the top sweetness, and saccharine words (many of which I had to look up) to sheer dread and fear. I so look forward to reading more from this author and seeing how they peel back the layers in another story.
had parallels to Misery, Midsommar, Hannibal and was an excellent addition to the cottagegore genre. For those who’ve read This is where we talk things out this is also a great queer horror read-alike which touches on similar themes. Also a good reminder to have people in your life who’d sound the alarm if you uproot your life. Ro you grew on me throughout this story and I’m rooting for you.
Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Animal death, and Cannibalism
Minor: Alcohol
afaerytale'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, Gore, Vomit, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship