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tspice24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Death, and Death of parent
cjeannette's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
sovner736'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal death
nixkelley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Murder, Self harm, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Violence
abitbetterbooks'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
4.0
I am delighted to have finally read We Ate The Dark— it feels like forever ago and yesterday that the publication announcement was made! I always have said I’m not a horror person, but that was before I discovered queer horror. Now I think it’s one of my favourite genres.
I loved the setting of the story, and I could feel the muggy North Carolina summer even though it’s the dead of winter in Canada right now. I felt like I could smell the damp earth, hear the cicadas buzzing, it was so immersive. The prose was dynamic and deeply descriptive, positively overflowing with metaphor and emotion. The characters felt real and complicated and super messy.
I feel like if you like the Raven Cycle, but wish it was sapphic, this is the perfect book for you. I think I’m still processing that ending (cause like wtf) and maybe need to read it again because I’m not sure I really got / understood what happened in the last few climactic scenes.
My #1 complaint about the book is that I don’t think I really connected with the audiobook narrator. I’m not sure if it was an accent thing but the word “skull” was always pronounced like “scoll” and it took me out of the story every time!!!
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Murder, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, and Stalking
ldockham'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? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, and Blood
sarah_mcmullan_nz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I'm not 100% sure I fully followed the details of the story but I got the general idea. I liked the lyrical language and the imagery painted. Also the way aspects of wicca and folklore were woven in. Interesting though occasionally frustrating.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Gore, Death, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Homophobia
semeyers'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Death of parent, Animal death, Alcohol, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse and Animal death
rogue_otter'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: Gore, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Murder
tayler_morg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I truly loved the depiction of the women's relationships with each other. They were more than friends or sisters without being lovers, and they felt so real and raw through both generations.
Moderate: Gore, Death, and Death of parent