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kholmes510's review
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Content warnings: sexual assault of a minor, animal abuse, child abuse, forced birth, murder
This book was not my cup of tea to say the least. It looks like a kids/teen book at only 247 pages but the themes are not appropriate for kids. There were no content warnings in the book or here. The story was very slow. The characters had no growth. The way the characters talked and interacted was hard to read and understand who was talking.
This book was not my cup of tea to say the least. It looks like a kids/teen book at only 247 pages but the themes are not appropriate for kids. There were no content warnings in the book or here. The story was very slow. The characters had no growth. The way the characters talked and interacted was hard to read and understand who was talking.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Classism, Animal death, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Police brutality, Vomit, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Rape, Ableism, Death, Child death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Violence, Slavery, Suicide, and Trafficking
cindywho's review
3.0
This post-apocalyptic tale was - naturally - relentlessly bleak. The character was well described just by the language she used. Her poisonous environment in which love survives is vivid. Unfortunately the ending was a little off, but I think it would have been hard to be believably hopeful. I looked into Rapp's other titles, but they also looked relentlessly bleak, without the post-apocalyptic angle, so I don't think I'll bite.
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