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fe_aye's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Blood, and War
elizanarta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Minor: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism, and Abandonment
the_books_music_life's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I absolutely loved this book.
The way Jacob grows from the beginning of the book to the ending was done in a way that felt organic. You go to see the choices he made and how those choices changed him. The character growth of Jacob is one of my favorite things about the book.
The secondary characters always served a purpose they were never just there for the plots sake or as a wall for Jacob to talk to. They had their own thoughts, ideas, feelings, stories and that is something I love. When you have such a big cast of characters it can be hard for them to feel like real and not just someone for the main character to talk to for 3 seconds and be done with them.
The story was fast paced, exciting and kept me hooked from the first page. The pictures throughout the book help add a creepy factor to the story without going overboard.
The only thing I didn't like about the book was how long the chapters were. The chapter were so very long and that is my only critique of the book.
I would recommend the audiobook route as the narrator is very good and made reading this even more enjoyable.
Moderate: Kidnapping and War
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- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Child death, Cursing, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and War
yrlaevelyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, and War
nutmegandpumpkin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
I absolutely loved the witty writing and narrator of this book. The atmosphere was the perfect mix of spooky and whimsical. The plot was so intriguing and I’m always a sucker for a group of kids with special abilities.
Note: although listed as a “horror” book I wouldn’t call it that and think it might give people the wrong expectations. The horror is more so a spooky undertone to the main whimsical and strange fantasy.
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and War
Minor: Child death
the animal death is pretty explicit but it’s only really one scene and easily skippablemaca_vr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Hate crime, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, and War
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Cannibalism
Minor: Genocide and Gaslighting
laurajeangrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, and War
Minor: Antisemitism
itsmeyseniab'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Animal death and War
Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, and Dementia
emmaopaline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Xenophobia and War