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sasisaskia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming
Moderate: Racism
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Blood, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Classism, Death of parent, and Death
booksthatburn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Because as a reader this is my introduction to Sam’s mother, it’s harder to immediately know how she ought to be acting, but Sam’s thoughts provide that context in a way that feels natural. It feels like Sam working through it in her own mind, and not just for the benefit of me as a spectator. This is one of those cases where the things that I like best about the book are the ways that my understanding of of what's going on suddenly shifted as new information became available. It's short enough that to discuss most of what I loved in the latter half of the book would spoil many of the best parts of the experience. In general, I like the way that this played with my expectations of what a horror novel could or should be. There were several layers of revelations that didn't really feel like plot twists, as much as they involved realizing the meaning of information that had been said previously, but was transformed by new events.
I love the ending, that ramps up the pace and the stakes to be suddenly exciting just as everything looked like it was going to wrap up more calmly.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Racism, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, and Self harm
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Dementia, Fatphobia, Vomit, Mental illness, and Alcohol
dokushoka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Moderate: Blood, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Gore, and Cannibalism
acwhite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Terminal illness, and Medical content