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yaelaed's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
risaleel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Trafficking, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Blood
Minor: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
zombiezami's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child death and Incest
Eugenicsmareelynn's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
I found most of the flashbacks to Devon's youth tough to get through, and then the pace finally picked up just in time for the book to end. The uneven characterization of Devon and Cai is balanced with some poignant prose, especially when Dean writes about the fierce, unconditional love between a mother and child. I just wish there was more about book eating in The Book Eaters.
Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Rape
catriona176's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death and Abandonment
Moderate: Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Pregnancy
idontlovejessica's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
squisheebee_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Incredible, flawed, queer anti protagonist & her “monster” child who I could not help but adore.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
sarmckay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Devon was a great main character, a mother who would stop at nothing to protect and save her children, but her son, Cai, was not my favourite character.
I really enjoyed the ending, although the big twist wasn’t hard to spot it was still fun to read. Couldn’t put it down for the last 100 pages.
Moderate: Gore, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape, Vomit, and Trafficking
asolis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
captainsillypants's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Slavery and Trafficking