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wandering_not_lost's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I'm not much of a horror reader anymore, but this book did a good job of hooking me in. The book starts out quite slowly, with the protagonist going home, settling in, seeing things wrong, and then very eventually it starts ramping into seeing Creepy Stuff happening. It's a slow build, and several points I thought it was too slow. The protagonist's POV doesn't really help, since she is funny and wry but totally unaware that she is in a Gothic horror novel, if you know what I mean. We spend a lot of time listening to her internal monologue about the possible reasonable reasons that Creepy Things might be happening, when in reality you know right from the start that none of those things are true, and it almost comes across as...wasting the reader's time? But, I continued on on the strength of the characters and wasn't disappointed. Once stuff hit the fan in the last quarter, it was unputdownable and honestly quite emotional.
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
sai_like_sigh'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Blood, Gaslighting, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
booksandbabble's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
jackie_marion'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
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
d0505's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Fatphobia
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
ofbooksandechos'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
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child abuse, Racism, and Grief
apollo0325's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I’ve read 3 T. Kingfisher books now and I can tell you with full confidence, she is now an instant buy author for me.
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Sensitivity to bugs / ladybugs Sensitivity to birds (vultures)annamary54's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Fatphobia, and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
ribbonbeam's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Minor: Emotional abuse, Gore, and Gaslighting
snickies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Violence
Minor: Fatphobia and Racism