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harper11'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death
vienna_'s review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Child death and Murder
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
unki's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Body horror, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Self harm
Minor: Animal death and Confinement
awxhhlilla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Death, Grief, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Violence
gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The first 3 chapters filled me with such dread. I felt so uneasy. It kept that hostility throughout and though I felt uncomfortable from the creepy atmosphere, I ended up blitzing through the rest, in the 2nd week of book club. I couldn't get through it quick enough.
As soon as Sophie got to her families house in Skye, the house and inhabitants just felt so wrong... I felt scared reading about the littlest sister and that bloody parrot!
There was some definite descriptions of mental health that aren't very PC today and I think, had it been written a few years later, it would have taken the topic with more tenderness. I don't like how mental illness was used as a plot device... it was like "blame it on the crazies", which isn't fair.
Some of the characters urked me, but despite having a pretty much full unlikeable cast, it didn't diminish my enjoyment.
Overall, I was thoroughly scared and enjoyed the direction the story went. The tense atmosphere and creepy haunted house/possessed doll classic, was modernised very well and entertained me all the way through.
Graphic: Child death and Self harm
Moderate: Bullying, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
cjblates'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
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty
jax00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, and Self harm
daneyyy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child death and Suicide attempt
rosepage's review against another edition
- 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? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Child death
dekay'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Body horror