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heini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Sexual violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, and Misogyny
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal cruelty, Excrement, Rape, War, and Religious bigotry
thedinosaurkid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It has all the good mystery traits of his previous book (7 ½ deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle) but with more paranormal-esque things.
Not my cup of tea, but still excellent!
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Genocide, Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Violence
Minor: Slavery, Infidelity, Alcohol, Excrement, and War
its_madi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Genocide and Domestic abuse
esme_may's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Torture, Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Ableism, Alcohol, Murder, and Medical content
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit
tamara_joy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, Colonisation, Excrement, Animal death, Genocide, Alcoholism, Grief, Misogyny, and Infidelity
arce's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The explanation is not farfetched and seems reasonable, but I am not completely satisfied with the ending.
Also, what happenes with the other passengers on the island? Do they sail to Amsterdam afterwards?
And I'm definitely not a fan of Sara's solution. I liked neither of the options, but don't have any better on my mind. Vigilante justice is not the right way. Creesjie and Sammy/Hugo shouldn't go without punishment.
I would be interested in the more horror endings Stuart Turton mentioned in the interview at the end of the audiobook.
Graphic: Death of parent, Excrement, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexism
Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Genocide, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content, Rape, War, and Pregnancy
shinsoukoku's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.25
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Minor: Excrement, Child abuse, Vomit, Child death, War, Animal death, Confinement, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture
set in the medieval era, there is a brief scene of sara having to fulfill her "obligations" with her abusive husband and multiple threats of assault leading up to a character suggesting they, the men, use the women of the ship as they wish, willing or not.massivepizzacrust's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Genocide, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
nicolebooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, and Hate crime
Minor: Genocide
maiagaia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
The Devil and the Dark Water commits what is, to me, a cardinal sin: a POV character lied to the reader with their own thoughts.
There are also multiple instances of chapters ending with a random description of something that the character didn't see. These chapters are written in 3rd person limited, so the random omnipotence is clunky.
The reveal of the twist was bad enough , but the final scene was the expired whipped cream on this shit sundae. We have two well-developed, stubborn characters who do a total about face in the last five pages.
At this point, I'm not sure I'll be reading from this author again. He has a wonderful writing style, but the endings are just unforgivable.
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Violence
Moderate: Genocide, Sexism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: War, Vomit, Slavery, Child death, Colonisation, and Confinement