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Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne

120 reviews

kayjay019's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

mik_'s review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A “White Lotus” vacation gothic. The Pace family is going to Tuscany. And they’re staying in the local haunted house. Anna is the black sheep of the family; she’s a free spirit and an artist. The rest of the family prescribes to the American Dream. 

I loved the clear writing and creative use of metaphor throughout the novel. Anna’s humor was another highlight. 

The horrors that this book brings to light are more than just scary noises in the dark of night; they’re the everyday horrors of being gaslit, judged, and (how people perceive the) mentally ill. The whole story is a metaphor for mental illness/anxiety/neurodiversity. 

I loved how things worked out in the end: Anna pits the ghosts against La Dama Bianca and she is stripped of her powers and locked in the tower. Anna then travels Italy and paints. I also really liked the choice to have Anna keep her distance from her manipulative, toxic family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Vomit, Abortion

haunted_mia's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 67%

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Anna meets up with her toxic family for a visit to Italy. They stay in a villa that is supposedly haunted. The locals say not to go into the tower, but Anna's brother insists, finds the key, and opens the door. Because of that they release some spirits. It goes downhill from there. 
I didn't finish the book, because Anna and her family got out, and Anna went back to New York. Unfortunately the key to the Tower came with her, and I knew that she would have to go back and deal with it. I'm not really a huge fan of hauntings that follow people, and I don't have the energy for it. Maybe someday I will go back and finish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

ba_maca's review against another edition

3.25

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Vomit, Murder

Minor: Abortion

maili_s's review against another edition

4.75

dark medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Alcohol

Moderate: Abortion

fennelseedsmom's review against another edition

4.25

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Animal death, Suicide

mandy_88's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Abortion

pink_princess's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

laurenvk's review against another edition

4.0

dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Abortion

nctrnlmjsty's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I went into this book at first being a bit skeptical because the plot was not something I was deeply into from the description (the cover was what drew me in tbh), but I actually ended up enjoying it.

All the characters were a bit unlikable, even the main character, but the storytelling was what kept me going. Jennifer Thorne did a good job at writing horror with really interesting funny bits.

I borrowed this as an eBook from my local library through Libby.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol

Moderate: Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Murder

Minor: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Car accident, Abortion, Gaslighting