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clarkg's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Stalking, Child death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Confinement, Excrement, Sexual assault, Vomit, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Sexual content
readingindc's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Racism
lydsomtimesreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Murder and Child death
Minor: Alcoholism
marinnelilly's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence and Racism
Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Grief, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Child death, Cannibalism, Rape, Murder, and Body horror
mishagalaxy's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Racism, Sexism, and Child death
karenreadsbooks's review against another edition
4.5
A small town. Racism. A history of "the flood" but no one really seems to know the full story of what happened there (or at least it's not a story that gets told). Girls going missing, those found have been brutally killed. Black girls. So the stories are swept away as accidents or animal attacks. But there's also something supernatural happening with the disappearances.
The ending comes together rather quicky so it would be easy to miss details of the final review. I listened to this on audiobook and rewound the final part to hear it again to be sure I caught everything.
Graphic: Death, Racism, Body horror, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Gore
calamitydane's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Physical abuse, Body horror, Animal death, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Police brutality, Hate crime, Murder, and Racism
journeywithrosie's review
- 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
4.5
I loved this book. It is a horrific tale of grief, loss, racism, and hatred - it is an ode to all the black, brown and indigenous girls that have gone missing. It reminded of Appalachian folklore, which for me has always been super eerie. I can't say enough good things about this book.
On storygraph I will be rating this 4.5, and that is honestly because there is one decision that the FMC makes around the first 20% of the book that makes no sense to me. Apart from that, this was a perfect read for me.
Graphic: Kidnapping and Child death
earl_grey_without_lemon's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcohol, Racism, and Classism
Minor: Racial slurs and Ableism
shannonbauchat's review
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Racism, Murder, Child death, Animal death, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Pedophilia