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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ok I did not know what or how to believe in this book. I really thought it was the person that she made it put to be. But boy was I wrong. I should have figured it out, I usually do but I was stuck. The siblings relationship was very strained. Beth was mad that Michael made something of himself. Nicole was struggling with her addiction. It was kind of hard to get into when reading the first 25%. It really started to pick up at the end. I really did not expect this person. Maybe I need to sharpen my context clues. Theres is a trigger warning on Death because it’s talked about throughout the whole book
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
fast-paced
Jeneva always out does herself. I enjoyed this book so much and did not expect that ending.
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think Nicole explains this book the best, -
“'Home Is Where The Bodies Are’ is about life, my life to be exact, but I think we end similar experiences in a way. maybe not the same ones I have, but there our universal themes. It’s about death, grief, regret, the things we need in life, and the things life needs from us. It’s about love with and without condition, it’s about addiction and healing, but most of all it's about family. What it means to be one, what it means to have one, and what it means to lose one.” -Nicole ch.48
Monsters can be the ones who live closest to you after all. Maybe as we grow up we realize that monsters aren’t some scary creature from a movie or book, but they are our own blood.
I really enjoyed this book, I read some reviews saying they didn’t like the different perspectives, and there was one character where I would agree with this statement, but at first it was fine, then after hearing it for like the fifth time it got repetitive of hearing a dead person’s POV, but it still added a lot. So i don’t think I would complain about that a whole lot.
It was a fairly light horror, which another reason some people didn’t like it, but as someone who prefers lighter horror/thriller books this was perfect. Definitely worth checking out if you want to try horror for the first time and want the family aspect to it all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury