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clemrain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The writing was beautiful and Moss has a unique way to her prose. The detailed scenery and thoughts come simultaneously. It was fun to read. I’m looking forward to reading more from Moss.
I think it could’ve been a better story if condensed. A lot of the plot was the same day repeated. It’s definitely a read for theories, and I was looking for a simple read.
Graphic: Child abuse and Animal death
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Classism, Gaslighting, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Misogyny
pyronautphea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Racism
Minor: Blood
decembermagpie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse
Minor: Alcohol
caitlynleahy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Stylistically, it feels like reading Silvie's diary or being inside her thoughts. The lack of quotation marks for dialogue feels confusing at first but as the book progresses, it gets easier to determine who is speaking.
I will say that the ending felt rushed, and like it would benefit from five or so pages.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol, Fatphobia, and Cursing
lain_darko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racial slurs
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Racism
madarauchiha'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
0.25
What a tedious novella. This isn't horror. Not, like, paranormal or supernatural or anything horror genre. This is more literary than anything else. I read it by rapidly flipping through the pages and gleaning the general plot. Took, like, 10 minutes to 'read'.
It's a story about abuse of power and misogyny and sexism. Boring, full offense, and the lack of apostrophes and indications of speech is extremely irritating to me. [Placeholder for a go fund me link to buy the author some apostrophes and periods.]
Also the lgbt rep? Nonexistent. Oh you get a flacid, pure wholesome [slur intended] white bread version of a girl having a crush on another girl. Thats it. At times I think authors just throw in a splash of lgbt rep just to claim its 'diverse' and thus becomes harder to criticize because 'omg, are you homophobic? you don't like a book with gay people in it? smh, you're horrrible!!'
A better review of this novella by someone else is here
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/e2283c59-2dd4-4b97-bfdf-fb4f09469f0b
content warnings
major classism, toxic relationships, domestic abuse, victim blaming, gore, animal death, death, child abuse, violence, misogyny,
medium injuries, blood, animal death,
minor whorephobic language,
Graphic: Misogyny, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Animal death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Blood
blackcatlouise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
slantrhymes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Animal death
Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, Racism, Torture, and Xenophobia
Minor: Alcohol and Blood
eruanna317's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Violence, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture and Blood
evangelinereading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Misogyny
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Blood