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I have to say is, holy sh*t. This is one of the first horror books I've read and it really took me on a journey of emotion and terror. When I got to the last 50 pages or so, I had to take a moment as I started to put everything together and take in what's about to happen. An absolutely insane read, it scared me, it hurt my feelings, and the ending was amazing. I can't wait to read more books by Ania Ahlborn.

exquisite_tragedy's review against another edition

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4.0

What do I even say…I initially rated this 3 stars (probably because I didn’t know how to properly process my feelings about it), but I have to bump it up because I literally can’t stop thinking about it. This was MESSED UP but sooo so good.

This was super gory, to the point it was genuinely hard for me to stomach at times…but it was also absolutely heartbreaking? Given the premise and the way things kicked off, I didn’t expect this to be such an emotional read for me. All of the characters are terribly flawed (and some are downright monsters)…but they are also all products of their circumstances. So, so good. Disgusting, but good.

Also, I’m so glad I read this physically. I don’t think I would have been able to stomach the audiobook to be honest.

I can’t say much for fear of spoilers, but I want to mention CWs for animal abuse/death (both on and off page) and gratuitous violence/gore (as should be expected with a horror book like this).

aceg268's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

steffyreadsem's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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? Yes

4.25

morgansaysto's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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falloutrocker's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

thwipys's review against another edition

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3.0

gotta be on some weird shit for making me like the literal terrible brother more than the mc…..

also just. not nearly as gory as i expected? had disturbing parts & i really dont mean to sound like an edgelord but it seemed pretty tame compared to the reviews i saw before reading it

favorite line:

“You just abandoned yourself.”

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