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codexvraenise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Even if the book wasn't what I expected from it and wasn't quite my type I still have to say, that I found it very "entertaining" and read it almost in one go. The way Cassandra connected her reality with the opinions and perceptions of others was very fascinating and creative and the writingstyle of the story (newspaper articles, excerpts of a psycological book written about Cassandra, the idea of her heirs reading her/this manuscript) conviced me to go on reading.
Although, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone easily, as the "real" or even the mythical aspects of the story can be quite distressing. I guess this is a book which finds its audience and not something you just give someone as a birthday present.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abortion, Gaslighting, Suicide, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Cannibalism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Infidelity
Minor: Bullying, Blood, and Death of parent
amcleod's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Murder, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Pedophilia, Abortion, Stalking, Sexual violence, Rape, Death of parent, Infidelity, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Infertility, Incest, Child abuse, and Death
lulusreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Fairies or trauma induced psychosis?
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Rape
dayofthetabi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Body horror, Death of parent, Incest, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Child death, Infertility, Pregnancy, Rape, and Toxic relationship
soozasaurus_rex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Body horror, Death, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infertility and Incest
lilifane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
When I bought it, I didn't know it was a book about faeries (the dark/horror/twisted/violent/cruel ones, not the sexy ones). Either way, I don't enjoy reading about faeries. I don't know why. I love fairy tales and folk tales and nature, but something about faeries just annoys me. And this one had some very disturbing scenes in the first half concerning small children, from a child's perspective. I ... nope.
But there was enough mystery and foreshadowing that I wanted to give it a try (and it's a rather short book) so I read on. And oh boy, did things change around the halfway point, and I love the direction the book took from there on. I was on the edge of my seat and couldn't stop reading until I finished it then.
Do I know what actually happened in this book? Nope. But that's basically the point, and I'm loving it.
Still, look up trigger and content warnings, there are some things on page but even more between the lines. Which kind of makes it worse. So just be warned.
Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Grief, Infidelity, Abortion, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Infertility, Sexual content, and Suicide
emmilouise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Rape, and Sexual assault
rachelkays's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
It’s a deep dive into psychosis that feels so real. Cassie’s life and imagined details are so vivid and its always clear exactly where they stem from. The Faerie world in this book is so rich and scary. Not going to lie, it really freaked me out. This book was scary, deep, and I flew through it. Overall, I really, really liked it.
Graphic: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Gore, Infertility, Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Blood, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt
dasrach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Abortion, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault
charlereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence