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therainbowshelf's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A fitting conclusion to this fun series! I loved the characters throughout (yes, even Evie, who I know some people hate). I don't usually read ghost stories/horror, but this one worked for me. Loved the queer rep (this is the first series I read with an explicitly ace character). The stuff with Isaiah felt a little cheapened in the end (so did the thing with Sam near the beginning), and there were just a few too many ambiance-building mini stories about the dead eating random people. There could have probably been about half of those and they would have achieved the desired effect without becoming a little repetitive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Torture, Kidnapping, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Gun violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Classism, Homophobia, and Physical abuse
Minor: Suicide and Colonisation
Seizure, drowning, Klu Klux Klan
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