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cyberyuggoth's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Medical content, Incest, Grief, Confinement, Body horror, and Abandonment
amberinbookland's review against another edition
1.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, Death, Violence, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Gore, Excrement, Dementia, Cursing, Confinement, Body horror, and Blood
the_escapist's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
I thought the first half was great (tense, fast-paced, good with characters, nice balancing backstory with what's going on presently, slowly amping up dread...), the second half less so. It seemed to get slower and more samey. Or maybe it's just a taste thing because that type of horror just doesn't really capture my interest (I'm not squeamish or particularly bothered by it, it just doesn't really make me feel anything).
The ending wasn't bad, but I think it would've been far more effective if the last few chapters were cut.
Reading this taught me that I have a fairly high tolerance for terrible things happening to humans in fiction, but not animals.
For what it was aiming to be, this book did a pretty good job overall. But it didn't match my taste and what I wanted from it and I found the latter half considerably less intriguing and engrossing.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Violence