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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I remember being very creeped out by the movie version of this book when I was a kid, but realized I couldn't remember what actually happened, so I finally fixed that. It was still very creepy and heavy with some wild twists and remarkably likeable and unlikable characters. It does a great job of never letting you feel comfortable.
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did not find this romantic at all (idk why it was advertised as such) but aside from that excellent prose and an interesting introduction to gothic horror (imo).
Was not a fan of the MC or Maxim,I found him borderline abusive, manipulative, and very sexist; plus the MC’s nativity and willingness to quickly forgive didn’t help
The twists and plot devices were more concentrated towards the end, pacing was odd at times. Because she’s get into so much detail and inner voice that it drowned out other devices (imo).
Would read for prose
Was not a fan of the MC or Maxim,
The twists and plot devices were more concentrated towards the end, pacing was odd at times. Because she’s get into so much detail and inner voice that it drowned out other devices (imo).
Would read for prose
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Classism
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer, Sexual content
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
I was on the fence about whether to give this a three or a four. The main character/narrator was so irritating in her innocent shyness. How could she possibly take that much for so long without fighting back even a little? However, the story was a really good story which kept my interest and made me want to pick up the book, so four it is!