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dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book saved me from an arc reading slump. I almost didn't request this book because it's a "fantasy"/speculative fiction book, and I haven't been reading much of that lately. However, this book was such a win! I loved it. It's dark, gritty, and sometimes disgusting...but it's also beautiful. Look at me loving the dark doorways stories. This is Wayward Children or The Hazel Wood for people who really want it to GO THERE. Give me dark witchy sister stories any time!
The writing is stunning. The rich, lyrical writing style is dark but soft in the most precious way. The sibling relationships, and the lengths you'd go to for a sibling are so real. I adored our trio of sisters, even if they terrified me at times. This was my perfect brand of beauty and darkness.
The writing is raw and doesn't shy away from the bloody and body horror side of things, but in a good way? There're mentions of drug and alcohol use/abuse among underage/young twenties kids. There's violence and kidnapping/missing children. There is loss of a parent, loss of a sibling, suicide, and a lot of other bloody murders.
So, why am I recommending it? If you want a dark read, a mysterious witchy read that is super atmospheric and focuses on siblings...this is your thing. It was just what I needed when slogging through ARCs that kept missing the mark.
The writing is stunning. The rich, lyrical writing style is dark but soft in the most precious way. The sibling relationships, and the lengths you'd go to for a sibling are so real. I adored our trio of sisters, even if they terrified me at times. This was my perfect brand of beauty and darkness.
The writing is raw and doesn't shy away from the bloody and body horror side of things, but in a good way? There're mentions of drug and alcohol use/abuse among underage/young twenties kids. There's violence and kidnapping/missing children. There is loss of a parent, loss of a sibling, suicide, and a lot of other bloody murders.
So, why am I recommending it? If you want a dark read, a mysterious witchy read that is super atmospheric and focuses on siblings...this is your thing. It was just what I needed when slogging through ARCs that kept missing the mark.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Murder, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
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