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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hauntingly beautiful. I wholeheartedly recommend it.
Plus there's a nice bonus: it has a bisexual protagonist.
Plus there's a nice bonus: it has a bisexual protagonist.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation
Moderate: Biphobia, Death, Death of parent
mysterious
medium-paced
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
hm. okay. i think my main issue with this one is pacing. it really felt like a long book and i kept finding myself surprised when i looked at the percentage number on my kindle and realized there was still so much more book to go. i can't entirely put my finger on what exactly was the issue, but it felt a little repetative early on, and then the middle kind of seemed like it was picking up a little, and then it didn't as much as i thought it would.
the good: the writing was evocative and descriptive in a way that i enjoyed. the food and inscet horror was CREEPY, the themes around colonization and diaspora were fantastic, and the characters (to me) felt easy to root for. i cared abt jade and lily, but i do feel like there could have been a bit more character interaction between them, and jade and her dad? idk. it felt like a lot of it was jade alone in specific ways that felt repetative when i wanted things to kick off.
also though,
still a great read, def an author i'd want to see a second story from, and THAT COVER THOUGH!!!!
the good: the writing was evocative and descriptive in a way that i enjoyed. the food and inscet horror was CREEPY, the themes around colonization and diaspora were fantastic, and the characters (to me) felt easy to root for. i cared abt jade and lily, but i do feel like there could have been a bit more character interaction between them, and jade and her dad? idk. it felt like a lot of it was jade alone in specific ways that felt repetative when i wanted things to kick off.
also though,
Spoiler
JADE'S DAD? MY GUY, YOU ASS YOU CANNOT BLAME A 13 YEAR OLD FOR TELLING HER DRUNK DAD TO LEAVE AND STOP MAKING HER FAMILY MISERABLE. ARE YOU KIDDING ME???!! that was literally not the 13 year old's fault, ffs.still a great read, def an author i'd want to see a second story from, and THAT COVER THOUGH!!!!
This was a deeply unnerving, eerie story that's writing and aesthetic really pulled me in! I loved Jade as a main character, and her familial situation felt familiar (while not at all familiar) to me. I will say that I think a lot of really key information is dropped in the first fifth of the book, and I missed a few of those pieces and found myself pretty confused about halfway in, but I was pretty quickly able to put things together and was very invested until the end! I also found Frances to be a spunky and fun character, and I think her and I have a very similar texting style! Overall, I really enjoyed this and recommend it to all LGBT book lovers and those who seek out horror in haunted houses!
Un livre qui reprend le thème de la maison qui consomme ses habitants pour traiter des secrets de famille, du fait d'être au placard et du colonialisme.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced