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adrienne_rennie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Incest, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, Death, Medical content, Sexual assault, Blood, Colonisation, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Classism, Gore, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Cannibalism, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, and Rape
jghood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
There are plenty of trigger warnings for this book! (Though I think that's expected with horror).
The plot is fun and mysterious. The writing and imagery are vivid.
Moderate: Blood, Gore, Pregnancy, and Body horror
Minor: Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual assault, Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Gaslighting
priamoon's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Slavery, Death, Genocide, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Rape, Body horror, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Colonisation, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Incest
Minor: Pregnancy, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Cannibalism
louwheezer'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Terminal illness, Racism, Body horror, and Sexism
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Miscarriage and Cannibalism
anakinfox'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Gore, and Incest
Moderate: Body horror and Xenophobia
Minor: Cannibalism
bohowitch's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I have mixed feelings about this book. It obviously held my interest, but it's rare to not positively engage with any character.
Catalina and Ruth get a pass, but the rest of the characters were either sick, twisted, and thoroughly evil, shallow, self-centered, and pompous, or just woefully pathetic.
Noemi, the FMC/protagonist, is nothing more than a wilful, spoiled, rich girl with delusions of grandeur. She's flaky as hell, uppity, shallow, manipulative, and pig-headed. Not to mention her naivety. She's quite obnoxious and annoying.
I honestly didn't care if any of them made it out alive, but the writing held my interest until the very end. I needed to see how this all resolved; good, bad, or ugly.
Now that's not to say I didn't enjoy the book, it just wasn't quite what I expected. The world building, lore, and horror was top-notch. The characters were well fleshed out and felt quite real; they were all just awful people.
If you're a sensitive reader I implore you to mind your squicks. There's a lot of abuse, gaslighting, and body horror within this book.
I enjoyed it, but YMMV of course.
Graphic: Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Body horror, Classism, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, and Mental illness
prosenheim'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Incest, Confinement, and Body horror
Moderate: Misogyny, Cannibalism, Suicide, Child death, Colonisation, Racism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
emciver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infertility, Colonisation, Child death, and Incest
sauriaiel'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Suicide, Xenophobia, Racism, Confinement, Sexual violence, Colonisation, and Violence
Minor: Cannibalism, Vomit, Incest, and Slavery
emthewitch333's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Body horror, and Racism
Moderate: Sexual assault and Incest