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The Return by Rachel Harrison

27 reviews

freemakd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Stalking, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Body horror

wheresminnie's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.0

Such a different book from what I usually go for, but loved it! Super fast paced and just the right side of supernatural.

I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about the ending when it became apparent that Elise got away, but found myself reflecting afterward about the story being something of a metaphor for toxic friendships that have run their course.

I think I’ll be thinking of this book for a while!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Murder, Medical content, Gore, and Blood

empressnessa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

If I hadn’t listened to the audiobook, I probably would’ve put this down because of the slow pacing. The plot was okay but pretty predictable. It was a very gruesome and gross book though. Definitely a lot of body horror involved and one instance of animal death which was upsetting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Animal death, Vomit, and Body horror

shaunashares's review

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Alcohol, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Grief, Animal death, Vomit, Death, and Eating disorder

epeolatrist's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gore, and Vomit

kate_monster93's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love how dark and funny Rachel Harrison's books are. The fact that she can make me laugh and then immediately terrify me is astounding. This book definitely feels more "horror" than her other books, which are a bit more fantastical. However, I couldn't put it down. I read it in just a few days and didn't do much else. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Eating disorder and Vomit

cursivewolf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

actually had me weeping.
grief and guilt are both monsters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death, Eating disorder, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Cancer and Eating disorder

heypretty52's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Minor: Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Grief, Vomit, Cancer, Violence, Gore, and Infidelity

slimepuppy's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

Oh, this one was a gut punch, simultaneously scary and so, so sad. The definitive "sometimes dead is better" book.

The body horror is genuinely disgusting and disturbing, and I'm not someone who is usually fazed by it. The beginning of the book builds such an oppressive atmosphere, you can't help but start to feel like Elise's growing paranoia is spreading to you, too.

The characters are complex, multidimensional and flawed while still retaining enough of a charm that shows why they're friends.

My only complaint really is the very ending of the book - I wish we got more of an exploration of everyone's feelings and a real conversation between the characters instead of them simply acknowledging that they do, in fact, have feelings - it doesn't really seem like things changed between the girls, even if they say it did.

Also wtf did the authorities do about the hotel L O L ?????? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Vomit, Eating disorder, Cancer, Gore, and Death of parent

ilaxaria's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Body horror, Death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Cancer, Classism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism and Sexual content