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mxpringle'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: Pedophilia, Transphobia, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexism, and Racism
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Trafficking, Violence, Terminal illness, and Stalking
Minor: Mental illness and Medical content
illuminatedspace'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? Yes
1.0
The mystery was also kind of boring to me.
The mixed media elements are novel but not integral to telling the story.
If the book was shorter it may have been higher rated for me. It's not unreadable, but I hardly enjoyed any of the time I spent reading the book and nearly quit several times. I stayed for the resolution which in my opinion didn't really pay off and the denumont was so incredibly drawn out it felt like the book was ending 5 times before the actual last page. The climax was a bit of a page turner but the main character seemed to turn into a different person and some of their actions that provided the most dramatic situations seemed unmotivated. That paired with the fact that
Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Violence