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Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Eating disorder, Sexual content
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
I think that Felicity, and who she is because of what she's been through, makes for a compelling main character. I just think that either the action buildup was a bit slow for me, or her reminiscing on the loss of her friend was just a bit sad for me.
I think this book will be worth a re-read from the physical book someday, but the audiobook just didn't catch my attention.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Alcohol
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Violence
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Abandonment
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Racism
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness
This book has been on my TBR for a while, but a friend of mine read it recently and then forced her copy into my hands the second she was done with it. So of course, I had to see what entranced her so much!
Five words: queer dark academia with murder! The vibes of this book are absolutely impeccable, and while the story unfolds slowly, the creeping tension really makes it work. Schemes rumble beneath the surface, the protagonist isn’t always the most reliable narrator, and the ending is absolutely WILD.
The characters are extremely pretentious in a way that felt, to me, quite tongue-in-cheek, so luckily I was able to enjoy their exploits without getting annoyed. A fun tidbit about this book is that there are no men mentioned anywhere in the story. All the characters are female or non-binary, and none of the plentiful literary references come from male authors.
Basically, don’t go in expecting a fast-paced thriller, but do expect an eerie slow-burn of a narrative that will keep you on your toes. This is definitely the kind of book you should read at night by the fire with a cup of tea and a storm raging outside. Just keep an eye out for any ghosts that might be lurking in your corners …
CWs: Death, violence, manipulation and emotional abuse, child neglect (past/offscreen), mental health issues, substance abuse, suicide references (no actual suicide), references to racist history at a PWI.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Racism, Suicide