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readerette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
ruthiedr89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness and Misogyny
kathburke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicide, Transphobia, and War
mishmoshroom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Transphobia and Vomit
librarymouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide, Vomit, and War
I marked eating disorders as being a graphic description because of the ways in which the emaciated characters are explained in depth.cowardlyteaman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Unfortunately, this did not hold up to my expectations.
First of all, I don't see the need for this fictional world that Kingfisher has created. She spends valuable pages explaining a world that isn't relevant to her story. That's not to say that I don't like it, but I wish she would've chosen one or the other—fantasy novel or a short horror story.
Because the mystery doesn't really start until the book is nearly done. I never really got the feeling of something ominous or even anticipation for what happened next. Well, that isn't entirely true. The part about the rabbits really intrigued me! But Kingfisher's writing style here seems too—rushed. She's moved on to the next point before she ever lets the last impression set in. I want more detail—insight into the characters.
Still, I like that she writes a non-binary character without writing an LGBT novel. I'm gay myself—I have nothing against them, but representation in genres that aren't LGBT is important, I think. Normalises it.
Well, as a whole, I just think the mystery and horror never struck me. I very rarely read horror at all, but I do love Poe's work, so this disappointed me deeply.
However! Not a bad book. As I said, there were parts that intrigued me, but I'd really expected more of this book.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Grief and Alcohol
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Transphobia, Vomit, and War
aubreystrawberry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Suicide, and Grief
matcha_cat's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Suicide, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and War
affabletoaster's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Took me about 2.5 hrs to read, which is shameful when you realize that I checked it out of the library twice because of my poor sitting-down-and-reading habits. Many thanks to my in-laws who watched my children while I devoured this at last!
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
Minor: Gun violence, Misogyny, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Grief
kshertz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail