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k_aro's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
A deeply gripping book, from the first page I just wanted to blitz through it. Lots of descriptions that are at the same time erotic and nauseating, and one passage in specific that made me sick to imagine. The tension created when Insul first kidnaps Trianon is truly horrible. There's a lot of legitimately hilarious moments, both in everyday ways and in 'dark' ways.
I wasn't really sure if this would be the kind of book that I'd enjoy, and while I can't say that I necessarily ended up liking Oenone, Trianon, or Insul, I am kind of happy for how/where they ended up. I also appreciate the ever-shifting perspective, the third/second/first and the morse (?) code. Really inhabits Trianon's head.
I wasn't really sure if this would be the kind of book that I'd enjoy, and while I can't say that I necessarily ended up liking Oenone, Trianon, or Insul, I am kind of happy for how/where they ended up. I also appreciate the ever-shifting perspective, the third/second/first and the morse (?) code. Really inhabits Trianon's head.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Classism, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Torture
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Eating disorder and Incest
On the dysphoria, eating disorder, and incest CWs:
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