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kenzie_bosworth's review against another edition
3.5
Kind of weird pacing but overall it’s a fun read. Dark, kooky, a little funny. VERY interesting characters.
laila_oula's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
leah_rose24's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
alisonhori's review against another edition
3.0
What a strange book....I am wavering between 3 and 4 stars. I found parts of this book quite beautiful and striking and parts of the book quite random and disconnected and overall, I found a tremendous amount just left oddly hanging.
angelamichelle's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the use of floors of the apartment building to introduce the web of characters, who begin unrelated and then begin to merge as the book progresses.
I didn’t like that Blandine is a little too much the magic pixie girl trope.
I did like the themes of urban decay, capitalism, isolation, patriarchy, spirituality all sort of working off each other.
There was this moment of joy for me around p 200 where I started to feel that everything was building into something amazing—but then I felt a little let down with the ending. I was hoping for a little more. *spoiler* It felt like what happened was exactly what it said would happen in the first paragraph and having read the whole book didn’t leave me experiencing that in a much different way. Too many threads felt forgotten.
I didn’t like that Blandine is a little too much the magic pixie girl trope.
I did like the themes of urban decay, capitalism, isolation, patriarchy, spirituality all sort of working off each other.
There was this moment of joy for me around p 200 where I started to feel that everything was building into something amazing—but then I felt a little let down with the ending. I was hoping for a little more. *spoiler* It felt like what happened was exactly what it said would happen in the first paragraph and having read the whole book didn’t leave me experiencing that in a much different way. Too many threads felt forgotten.
lehall's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
01ivia's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Torture, Animal death, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, and Sexual content
Minor: Murder, Drug use, and Addiction