Scan barcode
ashielovestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Child death, Racism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Gore, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Incest
fuent020's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gore, Domestic abuse, Incest, and Murder
kyra_joy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
These types of books are always hard to rate, it was written well, and is successful in what it sets out to do. It is gruesome, and disgusting, and is truely extreme horror in my opinion. I can’t fully say I enjoyed it because I don’t think the content is enjoyable but it is still a good book. I think this is def not for first time readers of extreme/more violent horror. However if you are someone who “enjoys” this genre then this is the perfect book for you.
Graphic: Body horror, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Death, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Eating disorder, Torture, Violence, Ableism, Blood, Child death, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
skogsheks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Murder, Rape, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, Incest, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Ableism, Medical content, and Eating disorder
tarantulagirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Child death, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Rape
lexy_jc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Murder
jesssicawho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
In addition, I can’t help but think there’s some (maybe) subconscious racism on display with the way the author writes the only black character. I understand regional dialects and slang but I’ve never heard an actual person speak in such a cartoonish way.
I thought maybe the book would have a redeeming end, but it did not. There’s no hope, or even petty redemption (like if the “wronged” character rose up and took revenge). It feels like shock and horror for the sake of shock and horror.
I’ll give it a star for the cool descriptions of the river and river man. By this point I was skimming to get to the end but there were some neat cosmic horror adjacent scenes but overall not worth the rest of the journey.
Graphic: Incest, Death, Sexual assault, Child death, Rape, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Child abuse, Gore, Eating disorder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Sexual violence
moondoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Body horror, Incest, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Gore, and Murder
krisjesswall's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Incest, Murder, and Rape
arieslofi's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Ableism, Rape, Incest, Gore, Death, and Eating disorder