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zoeelora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence
theirgracegrace'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Blood, Mental illness, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Abandonment, Classism, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, and Torture
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit
lawbooks600's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Score: Seven out of ten.
I wanted to read this for a while but I put it off for a while. Months back, I added it to my TBR. Months later, it was finally time to read The Screaming Staircase. I glanced at the blurb, making it seem intriguing, even though I don't read that many horror books. When I closed the final page, it was enjoyable.
The Screaming Staircase is the first in a five instalment series, but no one has the other four. It's not clear what happens next, which is a problem, as some questions remain unanswered. Those questions concern the worldbuilding, and the most important one of them all is where did the ghosts come from? When was the first ghost-busting group established? I need answers. The glossary helps a little, but not a lot. The characters are likable, but not the most relatable. The pacing is okay as it's a slow burn, spanning 400 pages. At least there was an exciting beginning and ending, finishing The Screaming Staircase on a cliffhanger. Perhaps I might be wrong and the other four parts are out there. In that case, I'd be glad to read them as this creation from the author impressed me, and I want to read more from him.
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood
Full trigger warnings: Death of people in the past and suicide mentioned, dead bodies, fire, explosions, blood depiction, physical injuryatalea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
rae42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Child death, and Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia
dmturner's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Fatphobia, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
evueimeimei's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Moderate: Death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Murder
saurahsaurus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Blood, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Classism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Violence
abigailhaagen's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Gore and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
inirac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death and Child death
Moderate: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Confinement, Suicide, and Suicide attempt