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katievallin's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Blood, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Violence, Racism, Stalking, Classism, Cursing, Mental illness, Slavery, and Vomit
Minor: Drug use, Murder, Outing, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Body horror, Lesbophobia, and Incest
hailstorm3812's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
I really liked this book. I think the message of "yeah this place sucks, the people suck, everything sucks but there are glimmers of hope and we can stay and make it better," is so powerful and done so well. The blending of fairy tale and southern gothic really works, and the use of what stories are and who gets to tell them is used so well. I loved the footnotes and bibliography. I also really liked that the characters were late 20s and ugly. Also Ms. Harrow will deliver for the gays and I love her for it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
Moderate: Sexism, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism
Minor: Homophobia and Outing
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