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Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Pedophilia, Vomit
You ever pick up a book because the internet told you it was the darkest thing ever and, like a moth to a very, very messed-up flame, you just had to see for yourself? Yeah. That was me with 24690. No synopsis, no warnings—just pure, reckless curiosity. And let me tell you, if I had a dollar for every time I thought, Well, that’s disgusting, but kept turning the page anyway? I could probably afford some therapy to scrub certain scenes from my brain.
This book is dark—not just your standard “ooh, this is twisted” kind of dark, but “what the actual hell did I just read?” kind of dark. It’s not the worst I’ve ever read, but it’s definitely up there. There were moments that turned my stomach, and I don’t say that lightly. My personal threshold for horror is pretty high, but this one? It found some of my limits and poked them just to see if I’d flinch. Spoiler: I did.
Structurally, the story is a little disorganized, like someone dumped all their nightmare fuel into a blender and hit puree, but it’s still followable—assuming you can stomach the graphic content. And once you’re in, you’re in. It’s that awful car crash effect: you don’t want to look, but you have to know what happens next.
Would I recommend it? That depends. Do you enjoy testing your own mental resilience? Do you think most horror books aren’t horrifying enough? Do you, like me, make poor life choices based on TikTok recommendations? Then sure, go for it. Just… maybe have something light and fluffy lined up afterward. Trust me, you’ll need it.
Rating: ??? out of ??? because I genuinely don’t know how to feel.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pedophilia, Cannibalism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment