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schnurln's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Some of this hit real close and oof. Other parts meh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm
ohhthehorrors's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Body horror, Cancer, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm
Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, and Alcoholism
untitledreader's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I had only read about 60 pages of this initially, and I ended up staying up until almost 2am reading the rest of it. I really enjoyed this, I picked it up not knowing anything except that it was culty, and it gave me pretty much everything I hope for when reading a cult book. It was the perfect amount of dark and twisty and the mysterious second timeline/perspective added a lot of interest.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Self harm
lady_logomancer's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Having LOVED Darling Rose Gold I was so excited to be able to reviews this book in advance of it’s publication. It’s a taught thriller, written from multiple POV’s. There are many discussions of sisters, traumatic family abuse, feelings of fear and failure, loss and grief. The story winds itself up, culminating at a cult-like self help retreat on a remote island in Maine.
Who is telling the story? Some of the time you think you know and some of the time you are wrong, 😂 I did guess some of the twists ahead of time but not all. This is always when I will give a book the highest kudos, because I am not easily fooled,
I thought the premise was excellent, the pacing from 60%to about 80% is a little sluggish but overall a very solid and suspenseful read.
If you liked Darling Rose Gold and/or you like taught and suspenseful reads with mostly strong female characters I highly recommend this one.
Who is telling the story? Some of the time you think you know and some of the time you are wrong, 😂 I did guess some of the twists ahead of time but not all. This is always when I will give a book the highest kudos, because I am not easily fooled,
I thought the premise was excellent, the pacing from 60%to about 80% is a little sluggish but overall a very solid and suspenseful read.
If you liked Darling Rose Gold and/or you like taught and suspenseful reads with mostly strong female characters I highly recommend this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Death of parent
soobooksalot's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This Might Hurt takes some post-read pondering!
Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada and Netgalley for my eARC for review.
The story begins with Natalie receiving an email about her sister Kit, from an anonymous someone from the Wildwood resort.
Wildwood is contained on a private island in Maine, where guests must commit to six-month stays with no contact to the outside world. This is to achieve their "maximized selves" and improvement sessions are led by the mysterious Teacher.
Kit fled to Wildwood months earlier and has not been heard from since.
There are some vague Dharma Initiative vibes here.
The concept branches off from there, relaying Natalie and Kit's stories in differing timelines, as well as that of a character unlike anyone I've experienced in any book before.
I was a huge fan of Stephanie Wrobel's debut novel, Darling Rose Gold. This Might Hurt didn't impact me the same way, but do know I couldn't put it down. Like, 2 a.m. reading sessions happening.
The twisty plotlines left me with many questions, but it's one I won't stop thinking about anytime soon.
Recommended!
For release on Feb. 22.
Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada and Netgalley for my eARC for review.
The story begins with Natalie receiving an email about her sister Kit, from an anonymous someone from the Wildwood resort.
Wildwood is contained on a private island in Maine, where guests must commit to six-month stays with no contact to the outside world. This is to achieve their "maximized selves" and improvement sessions are led by the mysterious Teacher.
Kit fled to Wildwood months earlier and has not been heard from since.
There are some vague Dharma Initiative vibes here.
The concept branches off from there, relaying Natalie and Kit's stories in differing timelines, as well as that of a character unlike anyone I've experienced in any book before.
I was a huge fan of Stephanie Wrobel's debut novel, Darling Rose Gold. This Might Hurt didn't impact me the same way, but do know I couldn't put it down. Like, 2 a.m. reading sessions happening.
The twisty plotlines left me with many questions, but it's one I won't stop thinking about anytime soon.
Recommended!
For release on Feb. 22.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Cancer, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
markedwithanm's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Torture
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