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petrolfox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Excrement, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, and Confinement
Moderate: Confinement, Bullying, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, and Homophobia
rachaelallyn'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Confinement
madarauchiha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It was ok. I had some hopes for it but the premise didn't live up to how it played out. It was an interesting twist? I don't know why I'm saying that like a question. It does the thing where it tells you the twist and then explains it over the course of a few chapters. I don't think it wa a good plot twist to the whole possession thing. I feel like this plot could have been done better by someone else.
It was pretty sad and grim in a realism sort of way. I don't think I felt tense or scared reading it at any point. The namedropping of other horror media in the book felt like the author going 'see? see? this is totally scary and in the same vein and stuff! Isn't this so cool?!!'
Oh, and if you're looking for straight up supernatural horror, look elsewhere.
content warnings:
minor: animal death, death, body horror, sexual content, abortion, misogyny, murder, poison, suicide attempt,
medium: death, teeth trauma, gaslighting, poisoning, murder, parental death, smoking tobacco, genital trauma, dogs, alcohol abuse, self harm, h p lovecraft mention, peer abuse / bullying, injuries, bone fractures, gore, violence,
major: religion catholicism, misogyny, death, bullying, peer abuse, gore, death threats, emotional abuse, vomit, emetophobia, sexual content, menstruation, blood, unsanitary, religious abuse, exorcisms, child abuse, homophobic f slur, hate groups, poisoning, familicide,
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcoholism, Self harm, Bullying, Gore, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Sexual content, Abortion, Murder, Misogyny, and Suicide attempt