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codexvraenise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Even if the book wasn't what I expected from it and wasn't quite my type I still have to say, that I found it very "entertaining" and read it almost in one go. The way Cassandra connected her reality with the opinions and perceptions of others was very fascinating and creative and the writingstyle of the story (newspaper articles, excerpts of a psycological book written about Cassandra, the idea of her heirs reading her/this manuscript) conviced me to go on reading.
Although, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone easily, as the "real" or even the mythical aspects of the story can be quite distressing. I guess this is a book which finds its audience and not something you just give someone as a birthday present.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abortion, Gaslighting, Suicide, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Cannibalism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Infidelity
Minor: Bullying, Blood, and Death of parent
cborders3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abortion, Child abuse, Infidelity, Death, Murder, Mental illness, and Suicide
uncreativeoops's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Medical trauma, Child abuse, and Pedophilia
kynajayne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, and Violence
amcleod'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? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Murder, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Pedophilia, Abortion, Stalking, Sexual violence, Rape, Death of parent, Infidelity, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Infertility, Incest, Child abuse, and Death
batcaves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, and Suicide
readingwithwren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Murder, Incest, and Death of parent
Moderate: Abortion
soozasaurus_rex's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Body horror, Death, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infertility and Incest
lilifane's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
When I bought it, I didn't know it was a book about faeries (the dark/horror/twisted/violent/cruel ones, not the sexy ones). Either way, I don't enjoy reading about faeries. I don't know why. I love fairy tales and folk tales and nature, but something about faeries just annoys me. And this one had some very disturbing scenes in the first half concerning small children, from a child's perspective. I ... nope.
But there was enough mystery and foreshadowing that I wanted to give it a try (and it's a rather short book) so I read on. And oh boy, did things change around the halfway point, and I love the direction the book took from there on. I was on the edge of my seat and couldn't stop reading until I finished it then.
Do I know what actually happened in this book? Nope. But that's basically the point, and I'm loving it.
Still, look up trigger and content warnings, there are some things on page but even more between the lines. Which kind of makes it worse. So just be warned.
Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Grief, Infidelity, Abortion, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Infertility, Sexual content, and Suicide
emmilouise'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Rape, and Sexual assault