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Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Grief, Alcohol
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Transphobia, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity
In some ways this was better than the first book, but in some ways it wasn't better. It was less gruesome, but had more real terror.
People, once again, are the real monsters in the world. This was infuriating to read,
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Book 2 carries on where we left off with Book 1, showing our main trio a little shaken up and worse for wear. Quinn, Rust, and Cole all deal with their respective trauma from the event in various ways (anxious fitness drills, continuous scanning of surroundings, and, in Cole's case, asshole behaviour). A lot was happening within this book, but I was here with it overall. Some conspiracy and hoax elements were brewing and keeping Frendo's legacy alive, an almost Michael Myers-esque villain was seen in Arthur Hill (kind of), and the threat of the Internet and its ability to form virtual and physical mobs loomed over the story. Part of me wishes we got to spend more time at Duvall Farms Haunted Hayride and Scream Park (the site of the massacre from the first book). It took such a central role at the beginning, but the final showdown took place nowhere near there. I feel like this book could have knocked it out of the part if it had taken a second to tighten up some of the pov's and maybe saved Arthur Hill for a later book instead of this one. Aside from that, I still really enjoyed the book and the new characters AND I am REALLY excited to see where Quinn will be based on the final scene of the book.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Transphobia, Police brutality
I really love Quinn and the relationship between Cole and Rust. Getting to read more of their friendships/relationships after the horror of the first book was so much fun.
Marta Lee and Izzy .... they were great additions to the story. Hunter was too, although I really wanted to strangle him at times, but I am sure that was the point.... well and Cole when it came to them talking to each other.
I enjoyed this book thoroughly and Jesse does an AMAZING job with the audio books.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
I adore Jerri and I want only lovely, happy things for her...but also I want her in the next book so I guess terrible, awful things will have to happen to her again. Rooting for her! You go, little sister!
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia