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Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Transphobia, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
The way this captures the anxiety queer people can feel around their safety/coming out…the way it highlighted how meaningful finding people like or who accept you. How insecurities and self preservation can make you comply w/ crazy shit…PLUS the themes of how women and LGBTQ ppl were constantly let down by the medical system??? I was sold.
The gore and creepy vibes hit so hard. You feel actual revulsion and fear around what they do to the women and MC in the story. I also really liked that everyone had a role to play. Even the side characters were dynamic, did things that surprised me.
There is some romance, but it’s not too sudden or unnatural. And it feels like it fits their characters. They’re honestly just really cute, and a nice touch to whenever some horrific fuckshit goes down. The friendships are tense, but you can tell the girls at the institute care about each other. Some show this in different ways than others.
Lowkey, I wish the last twist wasn’t actually another malicious character, but I could see it being the case. The seeds were there, but I thought by then the point had already been made. But in general, I had an actual blast.
PLEASE READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS BEFORE READING!!!
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cannibalism
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Dysphoria
Aside from that, I enjoyed the autistic and trans representation and the writing style that made this into a quick read even with low focus. However, even in better times this book would not quite be up my street, as very little light shines through its darkness, and I found certain character reactions difficult to believe.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Vomit, Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent