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Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Blood
Minor: Sexual content
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol
I’m not typically a fan of bouncing back and forth between past and present but Schwab does a fairly good job of it. I would say that, up until a certain point, the current events seem a little slow. Otherwise, it’s an effective way of getting to know the characters and their history.
And the characters are great. I love that no one is good. They’re morally grey at best. They’re complicated and messed up and somehow, despite some of them being superhuman, they are dreadfully human. Flawed, realistic, quirks of personality, they absolutely suck you in.
This book also has my all time favorite trope in any form of media: gruff man accidentally adopts child in need. There is also a dog. He is a good boy.
The story itself is gritty and exciting and very interesting. Would recommend this book left and right. Can’t wait to read the next one
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Murder
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Yet another fantastic book from Schwab. Between the sophisticated writing and puzzle piece like storytelling this book will have you hooked from the first page. Can’t wait to continue the series.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail