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cait_henry56's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Dementia, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Kidnapping, Body horror, Chronic illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, and Infertility
flygonjinn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Pregnancy
beeanka_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy and Death
shaw_g's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
That being said, I really loved how this horror unfolded. Kingfisher’s writing really grabbed me at the start, and the memoir-style of writing amplifies the creepiness of the story. I also particularly appreciated how Kingfisher represented the themes of family trauma in this work (I’ve also seen that some of her other horror works follow a similar vein, I’m excited to read those as well), and how she mapped this onto the horror; it was very satisfying to solve parts of the mystery as it unfolded, and connect them to what was going on in Mouse’s familial life.
Other than that the monsters that were described did cause me to conjure up quite some spooky scenes in my head. It did wane near the run up to the climax, but the ending left my heart pounding a fair amount. I absolutely loved all the characters too, Foxy being the favorite of course.
So, if you’re looking for a horror that really goes beyond surface-level scary, this might be for you!
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy
bluecanarylite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Pregnancy, Slavery, and Child death
Implied sexual slavery (kind of)creatureof_nature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Dementia, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
paintedgiraffe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Child death
meganpbell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Body horror and Gore
Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement
Minor: Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Child death, Infertility, Racism, Death of parent, and Dementia
muireebrown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Spoilers:
The dog lives!
Moderate: Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Murder
aparker89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Stalking
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, and Violence