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tabookish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Drug use, Murder, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Vomit, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, and Excrement
charrrchar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Confinement, Gun violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Gore, Violence, and Vomit
jamiee_f's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Surprise--the missing girl isn't lost in the snow, she's IMPRISONED BY ROZA. It turns out that Roza has stolen every successful novel she's written, and this retreat was an excuse to get 5 more stories from the participants. The women all end up imprisoned, and Roza continues to escalate, trying to force the participants to kill each other. Eventually everyone dies/is murdered by Roza and her lackies, and it comes down to Wren vs. Alex. Alex refuses to kill Wren, and it seems like Roza is going to take drastic measures when--BAM, one of the women we thought was dead returns and conks Roza in the head. Flash forward to the epilogue, all the writers that survived are now published.
This was reminiscent of Lianne Moriarty's book about the wellness retreat in the desert, I think it was The Nine? But this was a bit darker and much gayer.
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Slavery, Murder, Torture, Homophobia, Gun violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
sarahmae531's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Toxic friendship
ferdie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic friendship, Blood, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Kidnapping
kyanitecourage's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Confinement, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Vomit
Moderate: Cursing, Antisemitism, Biphobia, Outing, and Excrement
violetvulptex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Confinement and Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Blood, Drug use, Alcohol, Murder, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Misogyny, Antisemitism, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Transphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Excrement, and Gore
vj_thompson's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Death, Blood, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Cursing, Vomit, and Violence
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Racism, Antisemitism, Excrement, and Child abuse
tamara_joy'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: Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Gun violence, and Death
Moderate: Mental illness, Child abuse, and Grief
Minor: Child death, Cursing, Alcohol, Biphobia, and Lesbophobia
leanne_miron's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Confinement, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Grief