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briannarengland's review against another edition
1.0
I received a physical ARC thanks to HCC Frenzy.
I usually reserve 1-star ratings for books that are problematic but I really, really, really did not enjoy this at all.
I appreciate that there was a list of content warnings at the beginning because there were a lot of triggering subjects.
I think the author was trying to do too many things. I was confused the entire time and the ending did not have any payoff for me.
There wasn’t a big enough font difference for the past and present POVs, which confused me. One of the POVs also didn’t use quotations, which was a weird move. It’s totally possible that neither of things will be that way in the final copy, but it took me out of the story so I thought it was worth mentioning.
My final thoughts: ????????????????????? What the heck did I just read????
I usually reserve 1-star ratings for books that are problematic but I really, really, really did not enjoy this at all.
I appreciate that there was a list of content warnings at the beginning because there were a lot of triggering subjects.
I think the author was trying to do too many things. I was confused the entire time and the ending did not have any payoff for me.
There wasn’t a big enough font difference for the past and present POVs, which confused me. One of the POVs also didn’t use quotations, which was a weird move. It’s totally possible that neither of things will be that way in the final copy, but it took me out of the story so I thought it was worth mentioning.
My final thoughts: ????????????????????? What the heck did I just read????
kayleyc's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
gracephobic's review against another edition
4.0
i have only a vague idea of what i just read but i know that is was heartbreaking.
as always, zappia's way of writing characters and relationships immediately drew me in, had me wanting more and more and more. the ending was a tad predictable which knocks it down a star for me but everything else had me glued to the pages. 4/5
as always, zappia's way of writing characters and relationships immediately drew me in, had me wanting more and more and more. the ending was a tad predictable which knocks it down a star for me but everything else had me glued to the pages. 4/5
sarithaann's review against another edition
All metaphors and I hate metaphors as a trope.
smortnerd's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Bullying, Death, and Violence
_katattack_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
calzies's review against another edition
5.0
i never write reviews but i finished this in one sitting and that never happens, so i'm gonna talk about it. ive been trying to get back into reading consistently and yeah, this was the perfect book for that. the abstractness of the present mixed with the contrast of cat's memories, and how they slowly started to blend together and fold in on themselves really got me by the end. i really wasn't expecting this story to be so retrospective, but damn, zappia really blew it out of the water. this could have just been a story about everything cat went through in highschool, written out exactly how she recounted her memories, but the addition of the surreal weird abstract plane really helped pulled me in. i don't think many other authors would have approached a story about teenage grief in this kind of way, and if it was written any other way i probably wouldn't have been super interested. i will definitely be taking five to ten business days to process reading this in one night and will absolutely be checking out more of zappia's books!
scribe391's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Narrated by Cat and set in a horrorfing version of high school; Cat struggles with the mystery behind identity and lost memory.
Part of the story is told through black and white images.
The plot deals with bullying and school shootings.
Part of the story is told through black and white images.
The plot deals with bullying and school shootings.