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almostqualified's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Chronic illness and Death
Minor: War, Terminal illness, and Suicide
aubreystrawberry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: War, Medical content, Terminal illness, Body horror, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Grief, Animal death, Chronic illness, and Suicide
some_froggish_lad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Body horror, War, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, and Death
batcaves's review against another edition
- 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
2.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
lipstickitotheman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Chronic illness, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Ableism, Classism, Self harm, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit
not_another_ana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Every sense I had honed over years on the battlefield was screaming that something was not as it appeared. I could feel it. The dead don't walk.
When retired officer Alex Easton receives a letter from their friend Madeline Usher claiming that she's dying they don't hesitate and immediately head for the Usher estate in Ruravia. Upon arriving Alex notices that both Usher siblings are worse for wear, as is the house and its surroundings, and something odd is going on with the hares around the property. As the days pass and Madeline's condition worsens and becomes stranger, Alex must uncover the secret behind this disease unless they want to become the next victim of this illness.
A retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's well known "The Fall of the House of Usher" with a twist, I really enjoyed this. It expands on themes of the original one, and its longer, while not being a carbon copy. T. Kingfisher adds her on brand of horror to this tale and you can feel her style leaping out of the page. The standouts in this book were the characters, they are all fleshed out and meticulously constructed. I specially like Alex, their narration was funny but didn't downplay the horrors. The answer to the mystery was quite good too and creepy enough to compete with Edgar Allan Poe. I do wish that the pacing had been a bit tighter. For a novella it felt like the introduction dragged on and the action entered the frame quite late.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Animal death, Body horror, and Death
tifftastic87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I really loved how the characters interact, especially Easton and Hob the horse. I like the simple use of pronouns woven into a made up foreign language and how the culture is heavily featured in Easton's character. I loved that there was an English woman who was a mycologist as one of the unlikely heroes.
This was a fun story and I found myself wishing for more.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Blood, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Death, Alcohol, Animal death, and Body horror
Moderate: Gore and War
Minor: Vomit
karatics's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Chronic illness, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Confinement
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide
vixenreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, War, and Violence
Minor: Drug use, Cursing, and Death of parent
Beware of strangulation, possession by parasitic fungus, fungi and mold, deterioration of property mirroring deterioration of the human body, infection, and drowning in pools of water.tnm94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Animal death, Death, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Misogyny and Transphobia