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Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol
Minor: Abortion
It's a good book, but I'm afraid it isn't much of a horror story the way I thought it would be. It's not like... scary? There are horror elements, but the possession mostly plays out in the social lives of these high schoolers in a subtle way; the obvious supernatural stuff is really few and far between, which is a shame, since it's what I was looking for.
I really enjoyed the dynamic between Abby and Gretchen by the end, and I have to say, they were written pretty queerly. I don't think it was "queerbaity" even though there's the whole "dearly but not queerly" thing— for one, that's a product of the 80s setting, and for another, that sentiment is denounced by the end of the story. There are a lot of parts in this that were pretty uncomfortable, but I wasn't exactly bored at any point and I was satisfied by the ending.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Lesbophobia, Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Violence, Vomit, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Graphic: Animal death, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship
Minor: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia
Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol
The writing is steeped in realism, locking you into the narrative. The characters are unique and loveable, so every moment is memorable with them. I’d have loved to have spent even more time with the friendship group, as it is just so real. It is a really fun time.
The horror itself wasn’t as freaky or grotesque as I had expected, but honestly, not an issue whatsoever. It involves devil possession making someone act really antisocially, which might sound boring, but Hendrix keeps it freaky but also humorous.
In my opinion, the ending is
So really, a wonderful book that I heartily recommend for a great bit of slice-of-life X horror set in realistic portrayal of the 1980s USA.
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis