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saradam's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Wtf did i just read.
anthonyk's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
kfergy's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-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
4.25
My first thought after finishing this novella in one sitting: Well, that was fucked up. 👌🏻
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Self harm, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Vomit, and Sexual content
ambrose_7's review against another edition
4.0
This was one of those books that had slowly wormed it's way into my head by the repetition of hearing about it. I knew I was going to read it, I just didn't know at what time. The plotline just sounded so fun, two people and their online relationship that they form that eventually becomes toxic leading to both of them unraveling. I mean that sounds like a fun read if nothing else.
For me it was a fun read, it was a very short read and so it wasn't a gradual disintegration of the relationship into darker shades, something like "The Shining" where the madness is very gradual, it was "WOAH WE WENT THERE??" The emails went from pretty casual to VERY graphic in the blink of an eye. The author himself describes this little novella as a "nasty little nugget of terror" and I liked that description immensely. Some of the scenes towards the end where very graphic and pretty disgusting. They didn't just make each other worse, one of them literally drove the other bat shit crazy because of her wild fantasy's of manipulation and depravity.
I think this book is a good warning for online relationship and pushing the boundaries of others too far. It does so in a very over the top way, but the message is still there. My favorite part of the novella was the writing style the whole book is written as a series of emails and instant messages and I think it worked out very well. Lived up to expectations.
For me it was a fun read, it was a very short read and so it wasn't a gradual disintegration of the relationship into darker shades, something like "The Shining" where the madness is very gradual, it was "WOAH WE WENT THERE??" The emails went from pretty casual to VERY graphic in the blink of an eye. The author himself describes this little novella as a "nasty little nugget of terror" and I liked that description immensely. Some of the scenes towards the end where very graphic and pretty disgusting. They didn't just make each other worse, one of them literally drove the other bat shit crazy because of her wild fantasy's of manipulation and depravity.
I think this book is a good warning for online relationship and pushing the boundaries of others too far. It does so in a very over the top way, but the message is still there. My favorite part of the novella was the writing style the whole book is written as a series of emails and instant messages and I think it worked out very well. Lived up to expectations.
juicytoot's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.0
- written by a straight man who’d heard of u-haul lesbians for the first time