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hanyaya's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Leila's parts read like that Hello Fellow Children meme. The climactic genre twist was a swing and a miss, and I would have liked it better without the supernatural stuff. Additionally, I found the conversational use of racial slurs by a white author, even if in Black characters' mouths, to be inappropriate and unnecessary.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Bullying, Murder, Body horror, and Gore
Moderate: Pedophilia
Minor: Miscarriage
laurajones's review against another edition
I enjoyed the cleverness of the writing but ended up being too disturbed by some of the content to continue (stalking, general sexual creepiness/misogyny, police violence). I was very interested in the unusual murders and potential supernatural elements but upon reading reviews many said the supernatural elements felt out of place or all shoved in at the end, and that the opening scene was the best part of the "strange murders" storyline. I could also tell it was going to be another story of someone suffering from mental illness being portrayed as violent and "sick" uncontrollable killer, which feels not only unhelpful to the mental health community, but overdone. Simply didn't focus on the plot elements I was hoping it would, and reviews made it sound like it wouldn't in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Car accident, Mental illness, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Sexual content, and Misogyny
Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Stalking
Minor: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Excrement, and Police brutality
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