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67 reviews

vincent1126's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Domestic abuse

bookishgoob's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Holy cow! What a ride this was. A perfect fast paced summer horror book! If you watched & liked “Fear street” on netflix, i highly recommend this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

dizzymissliz's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

some of the characters were a little flat, but the development was good. the setting was really cool and the author is a really good writer who uses really descriptive language. i was on the edge of my seat the whole time and got a little scared! it was my favourite type of horror, the one where it builds up and you don't know what's coming until the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia

tkhenry99's review against another edition

3.75

i really liked the way this was written, cycling through all the characters and information about them. i think it was a clever way to represent the idea of being trapped in a cycle due to things outside of your control. i loved how distinct every character’s voice was, especially brandon’s. but i thought 14 characters was too many and i couldn’t keep them all straight, especially when they started dying. i wish we had gotten a little more of mack’s backstory—

what happened to her in the years between her family’s murder and becoming homeless in her early 20s?

i’m also not sure how i feel about the ending.

i like that it isn’t a traditional happy ending, and White’s message was clearly that the next generation isn’t responsible for fixing the messes their elders made, but i have a hard time being in mack’s side. releasing a demon into the world with no knowledge of what it might do seems……. bad….. to say the least.

and tbh i felt like the romance was unnecessary. i just don’t see why every book needs to have a random romantic subplot 🤷🏼‍♀️ and it wasn’t as spooky/scary as i expected it to be. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Lesbophobia

growintogardens's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

This book had a ton of promise, but it didn't quite get there. A Hunger Games vibe, but with people in their 20s (who often read like most YA characters unfortunately). I think it was too rushed in certain places, and it had a lot of characters to get to know at first. I also prefer books with endings that are more wrapped up. Still, with some work this could have been really good, and I think it'd make a good one season show. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

nixieba25f's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lily_sutton's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

This book was the perfect length and I got through it pretty quick. The concept was really cool and well executed, but at the beginning it was difficult to keep all the characters straight. Lots of building tension and characters I was invested in. Highly recommend, especially those new to horror books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Blood

Minor: Child death

marlee621's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and War

ofpagesandparagraphs's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail