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delinxw's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
3.5
I have an extremely hard time rating this. It falls somewhere between 3 and 4 when I compare with other books on my lists.
I have such conflicting feelings about this book.
The book started too slow for my liking, so at some point I even thought it would be a DNF for me. Am I glad I finished? Yes and no. Yes, because the story was good, it made me feel all sorts of emotions and I’m ‘glad’ I got to see what happened. But no, because I don’t really see the point in the story ? (That may just be my issue). The ending felt short. Unfinished.
The writing wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t for me I think. Even though I felt ALL the emotions and bookmarked MANY pages, I still don’t feel like I got anything out of it.
I just genuinely don’t know how to feel about this one. I don’t want to rate it lower, because the book itself isn’t bad necessarily. I also don’t want to rate it too high, because I don’t think it’s great.
No matter what I rate it, the fact is that it’s a dark, emotional and horrifying read at times; but I could imagine this happening, even if I don’t want to. I can guarantee that one way or the other this book will make you feel something.
I have such conflicting feelings about this book.
The book started too slow for my liking, so at some point I even thought it would be a DNF for me. Am I glad I finished? Yes and no. Yes, because the story was good, it made me feel all sorts of emotions and I’m ‘glad’ I got to see what happened. But no, because I don’t really see the point in the story ? (That may just be my issue). The ending felt short. Unfinished.
The writing wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t for me I think. Even though I felt ALL the emotions and bookmarked MANY pages, I still don’t feel like I got anything out of it.
I just genuinely don’t know how to feel about this one. I don’t want to rate it lower, because the book itself isn’t bad necessarily. I also don’t want to rate it too high, because I don’t think it’s great.
No matter what I rate it, the fact is that it’s a dark, emotional and horrifying read at times; but I could imagine this happening, even if I don’t want to. I can guarantee that one way or the other this book will make you feel something.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Abandonment, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, War, Biphobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death, Excrement, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Gore
confusedmuse's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Physical abuse, and Homophobia
Minor: Death of parent, Cursing, and Chronic illness
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