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xxkatastrophe's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Bullying, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, and Violence
Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism
turtlelullaby's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
This gets a whole star because I didn't hate the writing amd the last quarter of the book held my attention. It only gets one star for the following reasons.
The main character was so incredibly full of himself that it was extremely hard to get into this book at all. It also moved so slowly that it might have been a great short story once upon a time but has been ruined through expansion.
This is marketed and promoted like a thriller when it's actually a supernatural horror. There's nothing wrong with supernatural horrors, but don't deceive readers about it.
My final main issue with this book is that it is detrimental to women. There are two main female characters, one of which is a dead child for most of the story and the other ends up being the villain who fakes an abusive husband. This perpetuates an extremely harmful myth about women seeking help from domestuc violence and should never be used as a plot device.
The main character was so incredibly full of himself that it was extremely hard to get into this book at all. It also moved so slowly that it might have been a great short story once upon a time but has been ruined through expansion.
My final main issue with this book is that it is detrimental to women. There are two main female characters, one of which is a dead child for most of the story and the other ends up being the villain who fakes an abusive husband. This perpetuates an extremely harmful myth about women seeking help from domestuc violence and should never be used as a plot device.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Child death
Minor: Domestic abuse
hannahbanks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
- 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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Addiction, Car accident, Suicide, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
spoookycat's review against another edition
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Vomit, Child death, Bullying, and Gore
Moderate: Alcoholism and Ableism
Minor: Terminal illness, Cancer, and Domestic abuse
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