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cady_sass's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Stunning and heartbreaking. Admittedly I may be biased given that this takes place literally in my backyard, although some of the neighborhoods are fabricated, but the setting is eloquently articulated and is so true to life. This feels so deeply of Boston. Having lived basically on Deer Island for so long and walking it every day, but never knowing there was a prison here, I thought it was made up. I then fell down a rabbit hole learning about my hometown and I learned a LOT! There’s so much history here, but woven into gripping fiction. It’s a tad dense but everything written is intentional and the story comes together masterfully in the end, messy and broken but final. Highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Alcohol, Infidelity, Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, Car accident, Death, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Violence, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Murder, and Kidnapping
readingwithjass's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Violence, Child abuse, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Blood, Cancer, Alcohol, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
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