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apollos_books's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
ive seen & read a lotttt of nasty stuff in horror, but this is literally the grossest book ive ever read period. it literally made me physically ill. and i dont think it was worth going through all that…for starters, i was not a fan of the main protagnoist, Frankie - i feel like ive “met” this exact character in several other trans novels. Vanya was the more interesting of the pair but their arc went literally nowhere. the “message/themes” revolve primarily around rage baity internet discourse which im beyond over personally. the jk rowling parody bits were funny though.
on the plus side, at least it was short and fairly fast-paced. it was also written well enough to keep me going til the end obvs. and im also just generally always going to have a bias for trans horror so
on the plus side, at least it was short and fairly fast-paced. it was also written well enough to keep me going til the end obvs. and im also just generally always going to have a bias for trans horror so
Content Warnings
Graphic: Excrement, Death, Vomit, Self harm, Deadnaming, Blood, Rape, Incest, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Gore, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, and Hate crime
sarahfa's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Frankie and Vanya‘s relationship was hot and felt realistic and genuine. By the end, the body horror went too gross for me, but that is me. I love when authors describe very detailed things (like parasite life cycles, pregnancy kink). It gives the writing so much life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Body horror, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Incest and Child abuse
bravesirtoaster's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
vincentvanhough's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Incest, Rape, Dysphoria, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Blood, Suicide, and Vomit
Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, Deadnaming, and Self harm
kittykitcat's review against another edition
4.0
The cashier at B&N was immediately interested in the cover and I said she should totally give Rumfitt’s work a go. I certainly hope she checked the content warnings beforehand, cause I didn’t know or expect half the shit (hee, hee) in this book.
lvenning's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
queefbeefs's review against another edition
This book is fucked. It conveys the fears and environment facing trans people today in the most direct gruesome and disgusting way it can. Very effective, thoroughly unrecommendable.
adriansreads's review against another edition
I really tried man, but absolutely the fuck not.