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fullybookedlola's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It feels like a weird book to me. I'm glad I finally picked it up after having it for two or even more years lying on my bookshelf. But it took me a while to get into it, and sometimes it even felt out of place for what I was reading. I'm curious to know what comes next, so I'm going to pick up the next books, but if I wasn't reading this for a challenge I might have DNF'd it until it felt better to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Bullying, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Miscarriage
nobelcc's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
rayne_1906's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
3 hours 15 minutes - This is a very gripping read, I read it basically in one setting. While there isn't necessarily a huge amount of plot events occurring, the steady unravelling of information is done well to hook you in. The characters are very believable, and its easy to get attached to them. However, I did not like the formatting of the dreams, the italics made it hard to read and I know that's not a complaint of the writing itself, but it still had somewhat of an impact on the reading experience. Also the very end of the book was a little too confusing to be a cliff-hanger - it was sort of hard to figure out what was happening and whether there was somebody else there or just in her head. The last 10 or so pages could have been stronger. Aside from that, the book was well written and I enjoyed reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Stalking
Minor: Alcohol, Child death, Death, Drug use, and Sexism
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