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mapscitiesandsongs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, and Suicide
corvidprince's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying and Murder
natreviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I went back and forth whether to give this book a 4/5 or a 4.5/5. I think I'm learning that I'm growing out of the writing style of YA. I found the family/friend relationships to be kind of cheesy at times, but the horror to be frozen in your seat terrifying.
This book alludes to Agatha Christie's Poirot Mysteries a lot of the time. Like one of those novels, I found the ending to go to great lengths to explain itself, and fall flat a bit. It's a complicated ending. It makes sense when you sit with it, but you just aren't there for it. I found that similar to Junji Ito's Uzumaki (a.k.a. Spiral for English readers). That you didn't want it to end there, but it does.
I think this book sets out what it's intended to do, and if I was younger I would really enjoy it, but as a 22 year old, it just doesn't hit the way it could've.
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Death of parent
sunsetcity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence
lish_e'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
3.0
“And when she was good,
She was very, very good,
But when she was bad, she was horrid.”
Jane’s habit of eating pages was interesting, and the cover is absolutely gorgeous.
But it had some elements that are often used (girl moves to a different town, into an old house that has a dark history everybody knows but no one talks about) and so the plot twist wasn’t a surprise to me. Still, it was a pleasant read and the build-up to the climax was good.
Graphic: Grief, Eating disorder, Bullying, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Animal cruelty and Suicide
leahrosereads'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I loved the main character's descent in here though. It was maybe the most ominous part of the story.
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
sunshinestark's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
ravensandlace's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence, and Self harm
gm_vak's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Torture, and Violence
coolmombeck's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Bullying, Violence, Death, Confinement, Child death, and Animal death