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ascannerdorkly'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? Yes
5.0
I loved how this explored mental illness and trauma vs the paranormal without conflating the two, and it showed how doing this (placing blame for a mental illness on a possession) is harmful.
The dynamic between siblings was great, as was seeing things through eight year old Merry’s perspective - it made everything much more frightening.
Moderate: Self harm and Mental illness
mondovertigo's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Child abuse
Moderate: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Excrement
daizyj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
hannahstromauthor9's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I was expecting to be scared, instead I was heartbroken again and again. I was sad, disturbed, and angry. This book will whip you around in a tornado of emotions. It is not your typical made-up horror, but one so frighteningly real it's upsetting. I felt so bad for all the characters, expecially Majorie. As someone with mental health issues and someone who knows people with mental health issues, this book was painful at times.
Yet...I enjoyed it. Maybe enjoy is the wrong word. This book lifted my soul and put it in a different headspace. It was a brilliant psychology horror. Everything about it was written just as it needed to be.
I...I have no idea what to rate this. It was so sad, but so powerful. Maybe 4 stars...I...I don't know. I need to recover.
4 stars for the saddest book I've ever read. Although a beautiful book, it was so traumatic.
I woke at four the next morning thinking about this book. I told my mom what it was about because I needed someone to feel it too.
Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, and Vomit
exhumedprince'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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Stalking, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Chronic illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Misogyny, Excrement, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
ms_sarah621's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Self harm, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Excrement, Religious bigotry, and Vomit
mouse42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, Vomit, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
maryellen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, and Death
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, and Blood
fionag's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Murder, and Mental illness
onemamareads's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, Body horror, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Death, Murder, Blood, Vomit, Violence, Suicide, Mental illness, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Torture, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Confinement, and Child death