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Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault
Minor: Bullying, Death of parent
The setting was atmospheric, rich with mysterious house and disgusting men and monster. The pace was way too slow for my taste, and I can't vibes with the couple, Effie and Preston.
Even when they get better in the end.
The ending was powerful I like it a lot.
This is a book about survivors and for survivors. It might be hard to read for some, esp those with panic attacks and SA survivors. Please mind this🩷
Currently reading book 2, A Theory of Dreaming ✨
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault
☆ Writing Style 5/5
☆ Characters 5/5 (A small cast that we spend a lot of time with)
☆ Plot 3/5 (predictable but hits HARD, and I mean hard.)
☆ Setting 5/5 (Gothic spooky vibes)
☆ Feels 5/5 (made me tear up)
☆ Spiciness 2/5 (sex scenes mostly relegated to fade to black but some of the foreplay and kissing happens on page)
☆ Gore 3/5
If this were a movie it'd be rated: R for mild sexual situations, violence, body horror, frequent mentions of sexual assault, PTSD/panic attack depictions, disturbing imagery, misogynistic language
☆FOR FANS OF: Dark fairy tales with feminist motifs
Ultimate verdict: ☆☆☆☆☆/5
☆☆☆Best Character Award goes to:☆☆☆ Effy
Review: This is for all the girls that no one believed
It's a book that means so much to me. It's about a young woman named Effy who's told to shut up and keep her head down and just be a good girl by everyone in her life, even her own mother. Nobody believes her story or what happened to her, so she just censors herself and makes herself small. It can get intensely uncomfortable because it's ultimately a story told through rather heavy handed allegory about women who are the victims of men. Sexual assault, lecherous comments, slut shaming, misogyny, and abuse. As such, this isn't exactly what I'd call a "lighthearted" read, nor do I really understand why this is marketed as YA. It was gut wrenching for me at times. There's so many women in our world who have their own Fairy King haunting their steps who are told to just ignore it, it's not real, he's not so bad. All these little comments are like bricks in the wall that women often hide themselves behind to stay safe and sane.
As such this story is going to hit HARD for survivors of abuse, assault, and misogyny. I saw myself in Effy as a survivor myself. This is an important book because in the end, she defeats her abuser and that's a message that anyone suffering through abuse needs to hear: You can make it through.
A phenomenal modern fairy tale that feels timeless at the same time. Absolutely adored and I will definitely pick up the sequel later this year.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Classism
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Abandonment
There are a few common motifs in Reids work including, personal autonomy, violence against women, folklore, modernisation
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Colonisation