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harshharmony's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I don’t think I can ever recommend this book to someone, but I do wish I had someone to say “what the fuck?!” to regarding this book.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship
snerp_reads's review
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
himynameismichael923's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Blood, Grief, and Cannibalism
paperbackbookies's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Maeve is a complex and also seemingly predictable character and yet I couldn’t stop reading, waiting to see how she’d unknowingly ruin her life again and again, over and over, never getting a moment of peace because it’s not what she deserved. It was like a reward watching her life fall into ruin after all she did and all she’s ever done.
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Vomit, and Stalking
Minor: Cannibalism
lots of disturbing sexual parts, slight cannibalism, drug use, and a sexual assault that only lasts for a page but is still graphic and mentioned later again in the bookannathechaoticreader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
clownrambles's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gore and Rape
Moderate: Animal cruelty
taylorgraves555's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Gore, Torture, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual assault
madelinequinnee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I personally wouldn’t describe it as ‘feminist horror’ like i’ve seen it described by other reviewers. Maeve is absolutely not a feminist character, she’s actually quite actively misogynistic at times and SAs a lot of her victims, so I think it’s very misleading to describe this book that way.
But apart from the misleading descriptions, i did enjoy this book. It was pretty campy at times, and very gory, and even though i think more could have been done with the gore and actual horror scenes, this is a pretty solid story.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
macncheese_pdf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Sexual violence, Torture, and Toxic friendship
ruthypoo2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The bottom line is that I don’t care for body horror or sexual content, especially when they’re combined. Even though the body horror and sexual content in this book are relatively mild and the author doesn’t go into a lot of detail, it was still, personally, more than I want to read. With that said, it works for the main character, Maeve Fly, and the story, just not for this reader.
I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Sosie Bacon. The personality and vocal inflections Ms. Bacon brought to all the characters fit perfectly, but I thought the huskiness of her voice took a little getting used to at the start.
Graphic: Body horror and Torture
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gore