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lizardgod's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Body horror, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Grief, and Mental illness
nonesensed's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
A beautifully written story! To me it ended up a more melancholy experience rather than a full-blown horror one, but I'm not disappointed. The chills were lovely when they happened. The romance was bittersweet. The meeting point between the two was interesting to experience because it was handled so well. And the ending fit with the rest of the story and paid off all the things the story builds up.
Recommended to all people who want to read a horror story about the things that lurk at the bottom of the sea combined with a soft eulogy to a loving relationship slowly suffocating.
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Gore
kaanda'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Dementia
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Vomit, Gore, Violence, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Confinement, and Suicide
_rowan_'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Vomit, Dementia, Eating disorder, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide
beth_farrelly'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Death, Dementia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Body horror
Minor: Gaslighting, Gore, Violence, and Suicide
rebeccadiv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Body horror and Death
Moderate: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Gore
Minor: Homophobia, Chronic illness, and Death of parent
maggiekateb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
Graphic: Gore
hedsek's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Grief, and Body horror
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Death, Vomit, Eating disorder, and Terminal illness
Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, Lesbophobia, Gore, Homophobia, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse
Eye stuffhanmccull's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Gore
senwithers'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
5.0
The first 65 pages had me enthralled—heartbroken and anxious. Then it got *weird*. But there was a kind of beauty in its lack of detail. Because it didn’t feel like the horrors that befell Leah were all that important anyway. It was Miri’s grief amidst her unwavering love that hooked me.
I spent 4 years caring for a loved one with dementia, who was less and less like herself as time went on. Yet we loved her fiercely anyway and did whatever we could to keep the new version of her comfortable while grieving the person she used to be.
And that’s what Miri did. Despite her fear and grief and confusion and horror, she took care of her wife.
While I don’t feel wrecked by this book, I’m left feeling a little hollow. Wanting something more, knowing it’s in there, but unable to find it.
But that seems to fit the theme.
Minor: Gore and Panic attacks/disorders