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sarah984's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-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
2.0
Very boring book with a ridiculously stupid main character and mostly bland side characters. Very early on you can guess the entire plot including how reveals are going to be handled and you're exactly correct - no surprises. Strange social media themed interludes between chapters that basically just list the book's themes (this is so common and I don't get it - authors of the world I PROMISE that women are capable of understanding themes without interludes or footnotes or characters just listing them). There's also a secret that hangs over the main character for a lot of the book that turns out to be boring and revealed in a really anti climactic way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Blood, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Confinement, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Sexual content
Brainwashing/mind control contentbabayagaofficial's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Girlboss, Gatekeep, Gaslight: The Book.
Kind of painfully white and hetero and upper-middle-class, but enjoyable in spite of it.
The few women of color felt really tokenistic to me — one Black, one East Asian, one South Asian, check, check, check! Does that have any effect on their lives or personalities at all? Nope!
Kind of painfully white and hetero and upper-middle-class, but enjoyable in spite of it.
The few women of color felt really tokenistic to me — one Black, one East Asian, one South Asian, check, check, check! Does that have any effect on their lives or personalities at all? Nope!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Sexism
Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Gaslighting
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