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aromarrie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
honestly….weird sexual references and violations of a witch’s body aside….what was originally a very strong 4-star was bumped up into a 4.5 when i got close to the ending. one that was very bleak and left me feeling kinda numb, to be honest 🥲
if there’s one thing i can compliment about this author’s work, among many others, it’s how he portrays the grief of family and losing a loved one. how fast it makes you spiral and also the town you could maybe call home. he’s a real charmer for that.
and now i need even more to get to speak with the author like please 😭 i need to hear about what goes through his head; it’s a new dream of mine, now more than ever.
Graphic: Grief, Animal death, and Suicide
Moderate: Body horror, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Islamophobia, Homophobia, and Violence
Minor: Rape
quabbityash's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Animal death and Child death
alexandrias_library's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Child abuse, and Animal death
essgeearr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Child death, and Body horror
bludgeoned_by_hail's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The amazing concept is also pretty heavily dragged down by the book's "dudebro-isms": the almost fetishistic amounts of gendered violence used for horror, the mean-spirited portrayal of small town folks as bloodthirsty Bible-thumping idiots, and the entire character of Robert Grim, the epitome of "Reddit cool". Sometimes even the language of the writing slips into these cringy tropes, which makes the big sweeping declarations about the evils of humanity and mass hysteria feel even more adolescent.
This all makes it sound like I didn't like the book, which is not true. It's an incredibly spooky and engaging read and I'd still definitely recommend it to horror fans everywhere. I'm just kinda pissed about the ending still ;-;
(Also the setting should've stayed Beek in the English version, WHERE IS THE DUTCH HORROR REP)
Graphic: Gore and Body horror
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, and Rape
elaeagnifolium'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
4.75
Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Islamophobia and Sexual assault
Visceral experience of grief after the loss of a childwhirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Cursing, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Murder, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture
Minor: Gun violence
alexandraloveee's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Torture, Vomit, Violence, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Child death, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
karmandala's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Mental illness, Torture, and Animal death
silvermis99'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Suicide, Body horror, and Sexual violence