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mothmania'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
arendaes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Our main character Marlinchen was an incredibly sympathetic main character. I personally really liked her, as well as her love interest Sevas. My heart really went out to them and I was on the edge of my seat just because I wanted to see how things turned out for these characters.
Plot-wise, this is a character-driven story; the plot doesn't really pick up until about 70-75% through the book. The twist was pretty shocking; I didn't guess it, at the very least, but I did find it satisfying and it really fit in well with the themes of the story. I also enjoyed how everything was resolved and was pleased with the ending.
My only big complaint is that I don't think it was a very good adaptation of the fairytale itself. I have read the Juniper Tree before, and admittedly it's been a while, but I don't think it was like this much at all.
I will note that this was a very dark story that explored some really heavy themes. I personally am not a huge fan of gore or cannibalism; while both of those are present in this book, I personally did not find them particularly graphic and was able to handle it for the most part. I cannot say the same for other triggers in this book. Abuse and sexual assault is very graphically described so if those are triggers, please proceed with caution.
Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Gore, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism
haylee_reads'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
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, and Gaslighting
no_one_important's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal death, Pedophilia, Rape, and Xenophobia
Minor: Alcoholism, Incest, and Alcohol
jlocy13'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
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, and Vomit
Minor: Cannibalism and Sexual harassment
edamamebean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
protovulcan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Cannibalism
Beastiality...ish?thimi_time's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gaslighting
annalese's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Xenophobia, Blood, and Cannibalism
forgetmenaught's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence