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maryconney'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? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing
jeannie_riley's review
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
dev921'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
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
wganas4's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
nerdglasses08's review
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
tokki_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting
bookishmillennial's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This was a wild ride, but ultimately it made me laugh and I had a good time with these shamelessly messy, unhinged, overly competitive, toxic women π
This felt to me like if June and Athena from Yellowface went to a writing retreat before they both published novels. The angst, jealousy, and obsession with success and notoriety in the publishing industry was so entertaining, and I enjoyed the (extremely toxic but) sapphic denial between Wren and Alex, former friends who are now writing rivals.
Roza, the successful horror novelist that hosts this writing retreat, was every bit conniving, pretentious, and mischievous that you would imagine a renowned literary genius would be. She ate up the groveling of the five women who aspired to achieve even an ounce of the success she found, and she knew what she was doing in every single moment. The way that she revealed it would be a competition among the five attendees had me howling; I was like THIS IS ABOUT TO BE MAYHEM π«£
I thought this was a fun novel because it provided a sinister but goofy enough commentary on the life of a writer, and how far someone would go to ensure a global bestseller! It brings you into the darkest, greediest, most menacing thoughts of someone who eats, lives, and breathes writing and wants so desperately to be recognized for their work. This book made me happy to be a reader and not a writer π
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
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: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
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: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
camrajo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content