2.17k reviews for:

My Darling Dreadful Thing

Johanna van Veen

3.94 AVERAGE

bobbytherobber's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

franca__'s review

3.0

dark medium-paced

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Ik ben geen fan van de schrijfstijl. Voor mij probeert het te hard. 

strelitzia's review

4.75

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ratshallot's review

3.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cara_embree's review

3.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aishjayan's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

compostable_human's review

3.5

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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If you liked The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix, you will like this book.  However, you will notice the obvious similarities.   

kangdile's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

paperquilt's review

3.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Colonisation

nightmarebees's review

4.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content

Minor: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault