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maresuju's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Pregnancy, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
peregrinwho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Fantastic pacing, harrowing imagery, enchanting insights, and one of the most horrifically perfect endings I've ever read.
Graphic: Drug use, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Medical trauma, and Vomit
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Death of parent
alxjasper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Gore, Medical trauma, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
Minor: Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, War, Vomit, Violence, Self harm, and Gaslighting
saurahsaurus's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The ending was layered, a bit surprising, and intriguing.
I may not revisit this book, but I’d happily read more work from this author!
Graphic: Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Blood, Miscarriage, Gore, Body horror, Death, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Terminal illness, Self harm, Child death, Death of parent, and Drug use
Minor: Vomit, War, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Abandonment, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Sexual content
raleighsmith'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Vomit, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Miscarriage
brenncocoa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Gaslighting, Vomit, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Child death, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
lovesit1892'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? It's complicated
3.0
The characters were not really that engaging, and as the storyline and writing devolved that left nothing interesting for me. I would still give it 3 stars because I liked this take on gothic horror, it wasn't just the typical ghost story but it definitely could have been better fleshed out.
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Body horror, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Drug use, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Drug use and Death
Minor: Vomit and Panic attacks/disorders
writewithapendragon'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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Vomit, Gaslighting, War, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Sexual content, Confinement, and Death of parent
naomi_k'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: Blood, Death, Dysphoria, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Gore, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Vomit
Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts
nikogatts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Good things to keep in mind for undecided readers:
1. In spite of <i>Crimson Peak</i>'s ghostly influences, this book's flavor of horror is occult, specifically what happens when poorly understood magic is used in a misguided fashion.
2. The story contains a lot of graphic gore, including multiple detailed surgery scenes.
3. The ending is heavily metaphysical, dealing with paradoxes and questions surrounding the nature of reality.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Abandonment, Vomit, and War
Minor: Abandonment