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akmay17's review
- 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
3.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Animal death, Incest, Violence, Alcohol, Gore, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Vomit
dr_aimz'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Mental illness
Minor: Child abuse and Incest
sleepysadpoet's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Self harm
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Violence
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Racism
Trigger warnings: mentions of rape (not graphic, just mentions), self-harm, death, blood, mental illness, ableism (specifically towards mental illness), suicide attempts. I've always been a big fan of slashers, my favorite being Scream (I even have a ghostface tattoo....). This book pays homage to slashers, and it does so in an amazing way. Jade is an indigenous high schooler who finds comfort in slasher films not long after something really traumatizing happens to her. She writes essays about slashers to her teacher, and the people around her are uncomfortable with her obsession. They don't know why exactly she loves them so much, and they worry it's because of trauma. She's often treated poorly because of her mental health issues, because god forbid the traumatized person find a coping mechanism that people don't approve of. She hopes to see a slasher happen in her own time and doesn't quite realize just how traumatic that is for those who survive. The opening starts with 2 people in a boat who, as we can all guess, don't survive. Jade happens upon a recording of it happening. The police in her town refuse to listen to her concerns despite bodies literally piling up like no tomorrow. I really enjoyed this book and the twists and turns at every corner. I'm super excited for the sequel coming out. The dedication in the acknowledgements to one of my favorite movie directors, Wes Craven, made me want to cry lol.yaelaed's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Alcoholism, Gore, and Grief
Minor: Stalking, Sexual violence, Vomit, Animal death, and Rape
trulydevious's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, and Alcoholism
Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Body horror
robinsong's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Suicide attempt, Cannibalism, Gore, Alcohol, Child abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Classism, Death, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts
alex_e_stone'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
4.5
Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, Child death, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Forced institutionalization
saintyeehaw's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Classism, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Minor: Medical content, Bullying, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Pregnancy, and Vomit
kitsune_kae's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Racism, and Stalking
Minor: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Cursing
Trauma, childhood trauma,boundforinfinity's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
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The main character, Jade, is a hard character to like. The assumption that you have to be "gothy" to like horror movies such as Saw, the $1 Billion dollar film franchise that's been running for almost two decades, was an annoying catch to the novel. Of course teenagers like horror movies - they need to prove their hard. (This is coming from one of said teenagers that never grew out of their gothy/horror phase).
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The constant allusions to the famous slashers felt pretentious at times and I really struggled at times to read the book knowing that a good portion of the text could go over my head if I hadn't seen these other works.
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Onto the good however, I really did enjoy the story and the twist ending. I loved the references to the Native American culture, Stephen Graham Jones own signature no doubt. The layout of an extra credit project alongside the actual story itself was refreshing and a fun way to engage the reader with Jade.
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, Body horror, Grief, and Suicide attempt