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laurxndxx's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Thank you to Netgalley, Carly Nugent and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.
Persephone, the protagonist, is full of grief and anger and does not know how to control it in a healthy way. However, her biggest emotion is guilt due to blaming herself for her Dad's death. The night of his funeral she receives a diabetes diagnosis and immediately takes it as a sign she's being punished. Persephone is written in a way that made me want to root for her to feel better throughout. It is not until she finds the body of a young woman and delves into her life, that she hits rock bottom and unknowingly begins the healing process. Overall I love that she's a flawed, but loveable and relatable character. I also love the inclusion of information about diabetes and how well it integrated into the story.
Persephone, the protagonist, is full of grief and anger and does not know how to control it in a healthy way. However, her biggest emotion is guilt due to blaming herself for her Dad's death. The night of his funeral she receives a diabetes diagnosis and immediately takes it as a sign she's being punished. Persephone is written in a way that made me want to root for her to feel better throughout. It is not until she finds the body of a young woman and delves into her life, that she hits rock bottom and unknowingly begins the healing process. Overall I love that she's a flawed, but loveable and relatable character. I also love the inclusion of information about diabetes and how well it integrated into the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Addiction, Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, and Physical abuse
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