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laurajones's review against another edition
I enjoyed the cleverness of the writing but ended up being too disturbed by some of the content to continue (stalking, general sexual creepiness/misogyny, police violence). I was very interested in the unusual murders and potential supernatural elements but upon reading reviews many said the supernatural elements felt out of place or all shoved in at the end, and that the opening scene was the best part of the "strange murders" storyline. I could also tell it was going to be another story of someone suffering from mental illness being portrayed as violent and "sick" uncontrollable killer, which feels not only unhelpful to the mental health community, but overdone. Simply didn't focus on the plot elements I was hoping it would, and reviews made it sound like it wouldn't in the future.
Graphic: Animal death, Car accident, Mental illness, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Sexual content, and Misogyny
Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Stalking
Minor: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Excrement, and Police brutality
readingrainbow_butmakeitspoopy's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cancer
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