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mald626's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
thesecretbookclub'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
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault
whitney7's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Vomit, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Antisemitism, and Cannibalism
sarahd0825'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
4.0
CW: child abuse & child sexual assault was graphicly described on page
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Eating disorder, Gore, and Cannibalism
conitaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism
lukewarm_ravens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
uninvestedreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual content, Xenophobia, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcohol
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