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norwegianforestreader's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Car accident, Chronic illness, Grief, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Suicide, Classism, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders
charlynlynlyn's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Suicide, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking
Minor: Slavery, War, Violence, Stalking, and Police brutality
stevienielson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- 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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Animal death
Moderate: Fatphobia, Stalking, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming
readingwithalex02's review
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Things I liked:
- I was positively terrified. It really seemed like all that happened in the book could really happen irl.
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I expected a somewhat happy ending and it was actually quite refreshing to not get one
Things I didn’t like:
- Frankly, Mae was quite an irritating main character. I had some hope because of all her little rebellions but ultimately she became so incredibly annoying and her pov by the end was just infuriating
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The ‘plot twist’ about Kalden didn’t really make sense to me. There didn’t seem to be that much build up to it and I’m not sure if a reader could actually have guessed it? (which in my opinion makes it a bad twist) -
There were a lot of heavy topics which were dealt with too lightly (racism, non consensual porn videos and suicide, to mention only a few) and which were frankly quite awful experiences to read about
Overall I enjoyed the book …kind of. I certainly didn’t want to put it down, especially by the end. But also I found myself getting quite anxious at certain parts and having to put it down. Would recommend checking content warnings before reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Sexual content
Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Suicide
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