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ladykatka'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Death, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Body horror, and Medical trauma
lilmswolfe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Murder, Gore, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Body horror, and Blood
vampirequeen's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, and Torture
Moderate: Medical content and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death and Excrement
chainsawheartbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book gets very dark and gory in places, but it’s not without the warmth that comes with a true romance, one that keeps your heart light amongst the grim setting.
Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Torture, Body horror, and Blood
nubiani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Child death, Violence, Death, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: War
clynns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Vomit, Confinement, Death, and Torture
queerreaderchaos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Body horror, Torture, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, and Cannibalism
not_another_ana's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.75
No, we are not very different at all, even if one is fashioned with thread and dried sinew, the other cleaved and then conjugated by magic.
A siren and a plague doctor travel the land together, walking away from destruction and right into something sinister in the middle of the woods. This is a strange book to summarize or even describe. It felt more like an event or a landscape. I think you'll either like this or absolutely despise it, no inbetween.
Beautiful yet challenging prose. At times I felt like I was wading through a swamp whenever the author threw these complex and uncommon words (not helped by the fact that English is my second language). Very vibes but with a lot of thoughts. I would highly recommend checking trigger warnings for this one, you'll find everything from cannibalism to child death to graphic gore. Ultimately I liked it but I felt cheated by the length, like a meal missing its main ingredient.
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gore, Cannibalism, Death, Torture, Body horror, Blood, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Pregnancy
chrysanthxmum's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Confinement and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Pregnancy, Torture, and Miscarriage
bangiebangs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I read this not even knowing what genre this was going to be, and I can recommend doing that. Pick it up now, come read the reviews later and see what you think. It's definitely worth it.
This story is dark and uncomfortable, relentlessly tricking you into thinking what will happen next and then leading you somewhere else entirely. Extremely interesting, couldn't put it down, and even if I don't usually read... horror? Is it horror? ... I really enjoyed this one.
Beautiful language, excellent levels of horror, definitely recommended. I'm only not giving it a full 5* because I'm not sure whether I'd reread it... but maybe?
Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Gore, Cannibalism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Death, Child death, Physical abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Religious bigotry