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bri_of_the_shire's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Gore, Body horror, and Misogyny
Moderate: Rape, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, and Murder
shadowykittenwizard's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Body horror, Gore, Murder, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Rape, Alcohol, Sexual content, Death, Sexual assault, Blood, Body shaming, and Bullying
samisreading's review
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Blood, and Death
Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Infidelity
squids_can_read's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The world-building and story were super interesting and I would love to read more about it. I just thought that all of the characters fell flat. I really just didn't care about them at all. There was also a relationship that I didn't feel had any development, which I didn't like. I almost want to read more in this universe to understand more about the characters.
Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, and Body horror
Moderate: Infidelity
brie_without_the_e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Blood, Gore, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Violence
rachelditty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I thought the ending was fitting for the story.
Marley and Becca were pretty cute toward the end, but I really wasn't hooked on their relationship. It didn't feel like Marley was ever a member of the group that went against Arianna, only Amanda ever really did that. If Marley had had more moments where she grappled with Arianna's way of doing things, I thought her relationship with Becca would have been more interesting.
Also, as much as I didn't like Arianna, I didn't like that she was killed by girls she thought were people who would always have her back, in the same place she was drugged and almost assaulted. The whole point of the story was girls taking back power from boys who saw them as nothing more than a means to their own ends, and the girls were always supposed to take the power back from them. But Arianna dies behind a dumpster where a boy almost sexually assaults her? Yes, I think it was the right call for her to die, but the way it happened just felt wrong.
Becca and Marley were cute in their prom dresses though, so I guess points for that.
The illustrations were the best part of this, to be honest.
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Murder, Sexual violence, Gore, Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Death
emilysreadingbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Sexual violence
gothmiku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Rape, and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Lesbophobia
thebookbin's review
- 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? Yes
4.5
I mean I did like the themes of female rage, and I definitely appreciated how they only went after sleazy guys, but the fact that they couldn't confront some themes and plot elements because it was YA really took away from it for me.
Overall I think I'm a fan of this sapphic spooky read, I just wish it embraced itself in all its gory glory.
4.5/5 eat your heart out stars
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Sexual harassment
kristakp's review
- 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? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Body horror, and Sexism
Minor: Lesbophobia and Alcohol