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fanboyriot's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Read For:
Small Town
Creepy Vibes
Family Secrets
Mommy Issues
Supernatural Elements
Margot grew up with her mom reminding her it was them against the world; they didn’t need anyone else. Growing up in an emotionally unstable and abusive household she looks for other family only to find her grandmother's number. Looking for answers and a link to the comforting family she craved she sneaks away to visit a grandmother she had never met. The small town isn’t what she expected and the answers she gets are far from comforting. Maybe it would have been better if she never went to begin with.
This book still has me questioning what I just read. I have so many questions about the last few chapters. I read this in a buddy read and we both seemed to have the same questions only to get to the end and never learn the answers to them.
I really did enjoy this book though. The writing style of the majority of this book was so good, that it was intriguing and entertaining. The author did such an amazing job with the setting of this book, bringing in the creepy vibes of a small town and unknown family secrets that left me wanting to read the next chapter. However, it kinda lost me with most of the supernatural elements, I think the idea could have been better if it wasn't such an open-ended/rushed ending. I’ve noticed this with this author's work before so maybe it's just her writing style or something.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ (4/5)
Release Date: 07, July 2020
POV: First Person
Spice: n/a
Rep: Lesbian (MC)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, Body horror, Cursing, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Abortion, Child death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Infertility
sophisticotton's review
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Not a fan. The realizations of the characters were so behind my realizations, not because I'm brilliant but because I felt like things were said ten times before our main character got it. It drove me absolutely nuts.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
nxclx's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Great book, almost read all of it in one sitting, keeps you hooked and guessing about what's actually happening.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
All spoilers ahead: Some of the content warnings happen toward the end and so are a bit spoilery but are important to know as it gets dark kinda fast
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