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poisonouspixie22's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Death
via_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child abuse
emilistevenson's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Hoo boy, okay, let's get it out of the way. Concerning a trans character, there is some major Values Dissonance (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ValuesDissonance) between the audience reading this in 1995 and the audience reading this almost 26 years later. This gets pretty uncomfortable, so please support some of the trans writers - Juno Dawson and Juliet Jacques - McDermid has recently championed.
Anyway, other than that it's a pretty dark, pretty good, serial killer mystery with medieval torture instruments and a sub plot about erectile dysfunction.
Anyway, other than that it's a pretty dark, pretty good, serial killer mystery with medieval torture instruments and a sub plot about erectile dysfunction.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Suicide, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gore, Death, Body horror, Blood, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Vomit, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Homophobia
Minor: Alcoholism
uggy90's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, and Rape
Moderate: Transphobia and Homophobia
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