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keen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
What a rollercoaster. There were times I was screaming quietly into the night at scenes that had me going "How will the characters get out of this??" I'm impressed by all the detail that went into locations and what different characters would know based on their culture, age, and life experiences. Seriously, as a 19 year old, I'm impressed with how well a 13-year-old girl was written and how I was cheering her on. There were a few moments I went "I wish I was as cool as her when I was her age." There were parts of the book I had to repeatedly look up while saying to myself, "This seems familiar," before realizing I was a fool. Lovecraft fans should expect to see some small references here and there.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Blood
Minor: Domestic abuse and Vomit
lanidon's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is a perfectly fine thriller. It's not going to stick with me or anything, but I'm glad I read it. I can't even think of anything I would change about it. It's just fine. If you can't handle harm to kids, don't read this. Otherwise, sure go ahead. Sometimes you need a medium good book and boy is this one
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Blood