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casdelvo's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? N/A
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Death, Animal death, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Ableism, and Death of parent
emily_mh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
If I'm honest I was pretty underwhelmed by this. The reviews make it out that this book is super spooky and worth multiple rereads, but I personally did not see this. I wish it was creepier, and that the stories had more substance, plot, and twistiness. However, I did generally enjoy the art style. In terms of the individual stories:
Our Neighbour's House: this one went over my head. I didn't get it at all
A Lady's Hands are Cold: I really loved the colour palette for this one, but it was pretty basic
His Face So Read: too much is left unexplained here for the story to have any real impact
My Friend Janna: this was fine, it had more explanation, but the story didn't really go anywhere interesting
The Nesting Place: the most well-rounded of the stories
Our Neighbour's House: this one went over my head. I didn't get it at all
A Lady's Hands are Cold: I really loved the colour palette for this one, but it was pretty basic
His Face So Read: too much is left unexplained here for the story to have any real impact
My Friend Janna: this was fine, it had more explanation, but the story didn't really go anywhere interesting
The Nesting Place: the most well-rounded of the stories
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Body horror, Murder, Animal death, and Gore
Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
Minor: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Ableism, and Alcohol
sapphic_reader's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent, Gore, and Animal death
Minor: Ableism
libbygranger's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
This spooky collection of short comics delivers both exquisite beauty and gruesome horror! Though I am not usually a fan of the horror genre, Carroll’s fairytale-like stories were camp and stylised, so that I could recognise the beauty in the macabre without getting too scared. Emphasis on the beauty: the illustrations were SO DAMN GORGEOUS. Despite Carroll’s world being full of wolves and monsters, I wanted jump into every illustration and live there. The stories themselves were gripping and haunting, and her use of panelling and page layout achieved a jump-scare effect I didn’t think would be possible in a book. I have nothing left to say except BRILLIANT.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Ableism
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