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tiddlerrr's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I bought this book on a whim to keep me occupied for an afternoon train journey, which it succeeded in doing. However, I think it struggles to decide whether it is a comedy-horror or not, and personally I didn’t find it particularly scary/horrifying. After going into this blind about anything that happened I do think that’s the best way to experience it, as it is VERY predictable in places. The MC is also not likeable and I don’t think she is meant to be, however all of the progression/development/action seems to happen at the end whereas the first two thirds are largely filler. It was a decent read and kept me occupied for an afternoon, but I don’t think I’d ever read it again.
I do also think the satanic cult “twist” was a bit overdone and would have been scarier if it was a Christian cult or something else entirely. Lucifer being her absent father felt very tropey, and as a someone who is normally lover of tropes, I mean that in a bad way.
I also didn’t really understand the point of the epilogue, the whole thing just kind of…ends.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Grief, and Child abuse
Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, and Alcoholism
kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Excellent body horror
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Gaslighting, Cursing, Gore, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, and Body horror
louiepotterbook's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
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