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I really liked the narrator, Sophie Amoss. I felt like I was in the head of the main character when she was narrating and I could easily picture all the different characters by the voices she used. Her voice is also soothing.
As for the story itself, I loved it. What I actually enjoyed about it was the psychology of the main character and the depiction of creative block and the depression that can be linked to it. I’m an artist and I could relate to some things she said. How we can feel like an impostor sometimes and feel blocked or not good enough and then craving a connection to others to get out of our self-made isolation but also not wanting to.
I liked how all Sam’s emotions : fear, uncertainty, desires… were represented. Without spoiling anything, I interpreted the rituals depicted (please check content warnings) in the book more as a representation of creativity and desire. And I thought it was really interesting.
It has strong dark academia vibes. Which I’m a sucker for. I like also exploring the mentality and struggles behind cults and this book definitely and intimately explores that. It has mean girl vibes and it was nice to see how the author explores the meaning of sisterhood, girlhood, love and desires.
The relationship between Ava and Sam was what kept me hooked. I hoped for more to be honest but I won’t spoil too much. I guess that their relationship is… complex.
I’m definitely gonna get a physical copy, re-read it and annotate the hell out of it.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Classism
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Death of parent, Classism
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism
Moderate: Cursing, Blood
Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Car accident, Alcohol
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Rape