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dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I...don’t know what to rate this book. It was given to me as a gift, but honestly I just don’t think I’m the target audience anymore. On the plus side, the abundance of LGBTQ+ rep was lovely to see (still too rare!!) and none of the trauma was linked with being LGBTQ+, which makes a nice change from tropes. However, I think this book was just trying to do too many things for me. If it was just a coming-of-age/ thriller, I may have liked it better. But, the addition of the fairy tale retelling, I felt, stilted the story and make it feel kind a little ridiculous to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence
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