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ashofadummy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Overall i think it was a good read to get our of a reading slump but the werinig, althought beatiful at parted, needed to be better at some points, specially develpment-wise. I loved the idea of intercalating present, past and the letters but theres something in how this is written that makes me go ehhhh.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Vomit, Bullying, War, and Xenophobia
jellybean_gene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
That said, I believe the execution and storytelling were excellent. Some scenes were difficult to get through, but that was kinda the point. That said, at a certain point it felt like it was introducing more disturbing content just so it could. The
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Incest, and Sexual content
Moderate: War, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Murder, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Blood, and Child death
mothercoconuts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My god. I am new to the horror genre and have read several categorized as such this year. But this book, THIS is horror. Truly. I finished this last week and can’t stop thinking about it.
This tackles so much! The imagery is incredible, the gore is balanced, the story is so original, besides the obvious fantastical element it’s honestly quite logical, the writing is beautiful (beautifully gross, too) everything comes together perfectly at the end.
Couldn’t give it anything but 5 stars. Just wow. I cringed so hard several times - readers on social media always rattle off books that messed them up or are insanely disturbing but this is the first one that checked those boxes for me! Wild wild wild.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Racism, Racial slurs, Blood, Child abuse, Mental illness, Death, Incest, Child death, Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: War
sigynmoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Rape, Incest, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Ableism, Gore, Murder, and Sexual assault
Moderate: War
sexualedward's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Child death, Sexual assault, War, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Child abuse, and Incest
Minor: Pedophilia, Bullying, Infidelity, and Blood