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shmayjoy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
3.0
A great book about a family's hopeful move to a thrice-spooky luxury apartment building to pass the time of a long and exhausting move back to your mom's. Some really interesting haunting themes and how quickly the building itself and its not so living inhabitants effect their small community of living victims.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Animal death, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicide
Minor: Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
vixenreader's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
Despite losing momentum at the end, it is still a spooky story with an excellent setting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Infidelity, and Medical content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Classism, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Minor: Blood and Cursing
If you are afraid of basements, this book may scare you witless.sarah984's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was a fun little B-movie type book about a family that moves into an apartment building with a few strange issues and winds up caught up in things they can't understand. Things start out slow, almost a character study, and gradually ramp up to a crescendo. Some of the scares were great but I was kind of disappointed in the end that a few major plot threads seemed to kind of fall by the wayside.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Vomit
Minor: Medical content and Sexual content
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