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calamitywindpetal's review against another edition
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Stalking, and Abandonment
Minor: Car accident, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
cheye13's review
dark
tense
medium-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
3.0
Gave me exactly what I wanted and expected from it. A quintessential YA horror/thriller. The reviews complaining about the demon turn the story takes missed some very heavy-handed "hints" (they were direct statements) early in the book.
Initially I was uncomfortable with the depiction of sociopathy, but as the story carried on and it seemed more intentional, it made more sense. I can't claim that it's good sociopathy representation, especially given the year it was published, but at the very least it seemed more sensitive than offhand comments that are still tossed around nowadays.
Honestly, I didn't expect that this series would be for me, but I'm now considering continuing, especially if I can get ahold of audiobooks.
Initially I was uncomfortable with the depiction of sociopathy, but as the story carried on and it seemed more intentional, it made more sense. I can't claim that it's good sociopathy representation, especially given the year it was published, but at the very least it seemed more sensitive than offhand comments that are still tossed around nowadays.
Honestly, I didn't expect that this series would be for me, but I'm now considering continuing, especially if I can get ahold of audiobooks.
Graphic: Murder, Ableism, Blood, Death, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Body horror, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Self harm, Abandonment, and Bullying
ableism about psychotic/sociopathic disorders, both external and internal; a couple brief but detailed scenes of voyuerism; extremely detailed scenes of mortuary business/handling of corpses
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