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emizulu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Confinement, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Outing, Physical abuse, Biphobia, Dysphoria, Child abuse, Car accident, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Religious bigotry
errie's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Medical content, Body horror, Homophobia, Violence, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Torture
punk_flower_child's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Cursing, Homophobia, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, and Medical content
shiftycow1313'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Medical content, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, and Deadnaming
hexentart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Absolutely. Horrifying. Evil.
A gripping story of an evil cult masquerading as a church, the torture and abuse of young queer folk in the name of salvation, and
the power of love.
This book was A LOT and definitely not an easy read (mind your squicks), but it was all worth it.
The ending was simply poetic and very satisfying. 😏
This was my first read of this author, but I'll definitely be looking into their other horror novels as well.
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Violence, Torture, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Stalking, Blood, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Slavery, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Car accident
spacerkip's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia
Moderate: Gun violence, Outing, Torture, Ableism, and Medical content
multiplyoctopi's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Body horror
Moderate: Vomit, Torture, Medical content, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
trashkingmax's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Car accident, Religious bigotry, Vomit, and Homophobia
Moderate: Violence, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Drug use, Cursing, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Stalking
vixenreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Homophobia, Sexism, Outing, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Violence, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Car accident, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, and Misogyny
Be aware of people vomiting bugs out of their mouths, gay conversion therapy, using religion for hate and oppression, and demon imagery.raneyak's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Overall a good read for those interested in the complicated intersection between religion and the queer community.
Graphic: Car accident, Religious bigotry, Death, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, and Lesbophobia