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krysley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The premise of this sounded great. I especially love when horror is combined with other genres, so I was excited to dive into this.
Pros: The music! I absolutely adored the music and the singing parts of this book. I replayed them multiple times, they were so good. There are definitely some creepy/horror parts in this. I loved how all the little elements and characters wove throughout and connected to everything. It was like little Easter eggs every time.
Cons: It did seem to drag a little bit in the middle.
The narrator: John Pirhalla caught my attention right away. The entire audiobook was so much fun to listen to.
Graphic: Cannibalism
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Suicide and Child death
noellelala's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Child death, Cannibalism, Animal death, Death, Torture, Suicide, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Violence, Racial slurs, and Alcoholism
erynlasbelin's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Blood, Gore, Vomit, and Alcoholism
Minor: Grief, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Body shaming, Cursing, Excrement, Fatphobia, Rape, Racism, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Medical content, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
pm_me_book_recs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Themes of found family, gathering an adventure party, and good vs evil. Our main cast of adventurers is a dynamic and hearty bunch, mysterious backgrounds abound! The baddies are either absolutely unhinged, or total wretches that make you pity and hate them. There's an undercurrent of bumbling henchmen (with racist and misogynist tendancies) and it feels like every single character has the worst luck (aside from a few). There is gruesome violence and body horror, some spectral scares, and an overall tenseness to the story.
The pace was a little slower than I expected, considering the tagine, and I had issues remember the massive cast of characters between the constant shifting perspectives. All said and done, this book was a great time, equal parts hilarious and unsettling.
I listened to an ALC via libro.fm and the narrator was excellent. Showcasing various Western/Southern accents to easily deliberate between speakers, and perfectly portryed the deranged big baddie, John Pirhella was amazing!
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Death, Violence, Torture, Murder, Animal death, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Racial slurs, Vomit, Colonisation, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Cannibalism, Suicide, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
wanderonwards's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Sexism, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Murder, Racism, Grief, and Suicide
readthesparrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Suicide, Body horror, Animal death, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Racism, Alcohol, Child death, Sexism, Grief, Racial slurs, Misogyny, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Medical content, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Vomit, and Infertility
chezler24's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Animal death, Gun violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Violence
Minor: Racism and Suicide
apairofducks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This novel is also a feat of first person omniscient! I’ve read too many novels recently that tried to do first person close with alternating POVs, and I need them to read this novel and take notes.
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Violence, Blood, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Torture, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Racism, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts