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dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
EYEW has a fascinating premise, but although nyx is mentioned in the very first sentence on the very first page it takes a while for the story to change course. imo the first half of the book could easily stand on its own. sauma is a very observant writer and manages to capture the bleakness of depression with just the right amount of humor. sadly, the rest of the story just kind of fizzles out. i can do without a big twist, and there's a lot to love about this text as it is so i didn't mind the somewhat anticlimactic ending. what i did mind though was the subtle but still gratuitous fatphobia in many of the character descriptions
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Excrement, Pregnancy, Vomit, Drug use, Grief, Death, and Fatphobia
Minor: Cancer, Blood, Death of parent, and Bullying
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