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yailbe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
this was probably one of the most horrific things i’ve ever read, and i know that’s the point. some of it was incredible, some of it gave me pause, but i think overall it’s a horror story & it definitely hit the mark there — it horrified me.
it wasn’t nearly as scary as it was disturbing & just gross (please look into trigger warnings before reading!!!)
also the main character is delulu in a way i have never seen before, that’s for sure lol.
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Sexual assault
ryoung23'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Suicide, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
LOTS of trigger warningshellokatya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
oddly enough though, i really enjoyed it - the author has an addictive way of writing and weaving the story together, leaving you wanting more, even though you’d rather not continue on.
it is quite predictable, but not in a negative way, it makes you want to continue on to see if it’s truly going in the direction you hope it won’t, and creates such dread within you.
not a book i would necessarily just recommend to anyone, and definitely read trigger warnings - there’s some heavy stuff in here. will definitely be looking into the second book soon.
perfect for a start to the halloween season.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Grief, Suicide, Abandonment, Vomit, and Gaslighting
Minor: Bullying
tmyoutzy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Self harm, Incest, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Ableism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
necroplasm'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, Murder, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse and Ableism
Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, and Animal death
readingbyte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Incest, Murder, Violence, Gore, Child death, and Rape
Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Ableism, Rape, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts
pierreadsbooks'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
3.75
Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
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
gknott's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Child death, Eating disorder, Murder, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit and Panic attacks/disorders