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hauntedantiqueshop's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I didn’t expect to like this as much as I did! The ending definitely wasn’t what I wanted but it is what it is. Can’t wait to see the movie based on this
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, and Body horror
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Child abuse
annaonthepage's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I enjoyed this, it was odd and unnerving enough to keep me engaged despite the writing style being slightly overwrought for my taste. It went in a direction I didn't expect at all. I found the denouement a little bit slow but the ending was quite unsettling. Unsure the reveal of infrastructure behind the mystery holds up to much scrutiny.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting
Minor: Violence
The violence is described as quite intense but happens off-page so feels much more minor as a reader. The gaslighting is only really revealed as such towards the end, so to explain that spoils the twist, but again it's nothing too intense as a reader experience, just very evident when you're told the twist.
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