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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It felt too horrific to be enjoyable, but yet I couldn’t stop. The main character is so peculiar, honestly unlike any other character I’ve read. You can’t help feeling for her as you (along with her) learn more about her traumatic upbringing and have her first person narration to explain how she contextualizes her world, having escaped with her mother from their captors imprisonment, where the mother had been held since being kidnapped as a young girl.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, Cannibalism
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A compelling page turner but there were some things that let it down for me.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, i was intrigued from the very first chapter and found my self speeding through the book to find out what was going to happen next.
This was absolutely a very sad and disturbing story with some extremely dark topics, but the ending felt rushed and not satisfying at all. I felt a bit “Was that it!” Which was disappointing.
I wouldn’t describe this as a thriller, it isn’t packed with suspense and twists. Reads more like a darkly themed litfic
I also found the writing style very basic. A tell-not-show style. I can understand this style could fit when writing from the POV of Sally with her mental condition, but the whole book was in this style, no matter the POV. I think this made it feel quite YA (in writing style, not content!).
Overall, I enjoyed the story, but it lost stars for the ending and the writing style.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, i was intrigued from the very first chapter and found my self speeding through the book to find out what was going to happen next.
This was absolutely a very sad and disturbing story with some extremely dark topics, but the ending felt rushed and not satisfying at all. I felt a bit “Was that it!” Which was disappointing.
I wouldn’t describe this as a thriller, it isn’t packed with suspense and twists. Reads more like a darkly themed litfic
I also found the writing style very basic. A tell-not-show style. I can understand this style could fit when writing from the POV of Sally with her mental condition, but the whole book was in this style, no matter the POV. I think this made it feel quite YA (in writing style, not content!).
Overall, I enjoyed the story, but it lost stars for the ending and the writing style.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The main plot of the book was good. I finished reading it… But, the book and characters fell flat for me. I didn’t feel the depth that I tend to look for. It wasn’t capturing for me and it’s a book i’ll probably forget tomorrow.
algumas coisas tendem a se repetir e outras nunca mudam eu entendo, mas puta que pariu hein
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes