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skye_era_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Grief, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
sonygaystation's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
(i do wish this book had more of the summer camp slasher vibe than it did. It was pretty focused on life after the Event, which did keep me guessing. I feel like I got no answers though and I’ve definitely read better thrillers/horror, queer books, and queer thriller/horror. But it was just unhinged enough to satisfy the insanity palette iykwim. Although the main couple were TERRIBLE together like if I had to hear them fight one more time lmao 😭 as a 29 yo gay person in a committed relationship my young besties if you fight like this I’m gonna need you to do some serious inventory on if “love” is worth it lmfao 😭)
Graphic: Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Suicide, Medical content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
smugreadsbooks'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, and Emotional abuse
islandbookwyrm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
Minor: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Biphobia, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal cruelty
hobbithopeful'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
2.0
A sapphic horror novel that depicts trauma in one of the worst lights I've ever seen in a book, with a depressing end message.
Sloan and Cherry are the lone survivors of a summer camp massacre. Deeply traumatized they find solace in each other, but Sloan has holes in her memories, and begins to question what really happened.
I honestly have no idea what I just read. And not in a "wow that was so fantastic and different, but in a I had no idea where any of this story was going".
I do think the premise is interesting, as well as the writing. Just like Sloan, I felt completely lost and unsure of who to trust. There are a lot of great tense moments, and so much gaslighting. I was ready to point fingers at literally everyone in this book.
I don't know Dugan's background, I don't know if she has experienced trauma and CPTSD such as Sloan has. I'm not sure if writing this in a way was cathartic for her. For me someone who suffers from CPTSD, I found this book to be an inaccurate and quite frankly offensive depiction of trauma. There is so much wrong in how this book depicts what it is like to go through trauma therapy, and how the characters react to trauma.
I do think the ambiguous ending hurt the book, and just further leaned into the "you won't heal from trauma" stereotype.
If you decide to read this, please check your triggers/content warnings.
Personally I didn't have a good time reading this, and wouldn't personally recommend it.
Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent
herohail'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, and Mental illness
Minor: Death of parent
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Wow! It was a twisty book! It was also a very dark and emotional book. I didn't really like the ending, and in the end, we didn't get a lot of answers. It was an okay book.
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Cursing
Moderate: Medical content, Child death, and Death
Minor: Suicidal thoughts