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ilaxaria's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Death, Child death, Grief, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit, Stalking, and Cannibalism
Minor: Addiction
ivy123's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
It is hard to talk about this book without giving away some major plot twists but will try my best. Leigh is a young woman who loves her house so much that when she was able to she brought it off her landlord. For the past 15 years, she has lived there with no problems then something begins to stir in the night and she has to face the truth that there may be something else in her home.
Things I loved about this book include
1. The plot twists, although they brought nothing new to the horror genre still left me flabbergasted each time especially the one about 30% in.
2. The atmosphere, the sense of dread that envelopes the house, and her ordeals with the something remind me of nightmares I have had making it all the more creepy.
3. The beginning and the ending both had me on the edge of my seat.
Some things I was not such a big fan of included,
1. How long the book was, I feel it meandered in places that could have easily been cut with not so much removed from the story
2. The use of first person narrative has never been a favorite for me personally however, this did not take too much away from the story and I can see stylistically why this was chosen.
Overall really enjoyed and after looking at what other books she has written will definitely be checking out more of her work.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
kyrstin_p1989's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Addiction, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, Torture, and Violence
dylpickles's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Body horror, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Child death
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Murder, Confinement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Blood
the_books_music_life's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
As you're reading, you think you have the mysteries figured out but then something happens and another twist is shown and it throws you for a loop and leaves you questioning, "What the hell!"
There were some parts near the end that I had to go back and reread (or listen in my case) because I was confused. When you hit the last 3 or 4 chapters of the book, information comes flying at your and it can be a bit of a struggle to keep up and understand it all. The ending resolution of the mystery felt a little rushed. But the ending felt right to me and I really enjoyed it.
The audiobook was wonderful. The narrator shows real emotion and voice changes that follow Leigh and what's happening i.e whispering, muttering, voice pitches for different characters etc.
Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Confinement
Moderate: Murder, Child death, and Gore
Minor: Cannibalism
Stroke anda_dara_ble's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Grief, Stalking, Child death, and Gore
Minor: Addiction
lexxie98's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Addiction, Child death, and Death
werewolvesnotswearwolves's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Grief, and Cannibalism
Minor: Ableism