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Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Violence, Murder
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence, Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment
Is that possible? To live in this world and not scare yourself to death? To feel turbulence and not imagine the plane going down? To experience hope as a grown-up with the same clarity a child feels terror? How do you not call forth the things that will devour you and give them teeth?
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Violence, Blood
It's a book with a plot that isn't different from any science fiction and horror stories from the 1980s, such as Firestarter. Supernatural forces and special agents intermingled in a cat-and-mouse chase across America. However, having this cliche framework doesn't make the story's heart hollow. The book's heart is apparent from the developing relationship between Jess and the "kiddo" as they bond within their predicament. Cookie and Uncle Pepsi also bring heart to the story as they fill Jess's anguished void left by her absent father. These loving relationships help balance out the horrific wake of "kiddo's" abilities.
While the ending can be bothersome because we don't know how Jess suddenly absorbs the excess of power from "kiddo". The ending doesn't take away from Cassidy's novel being entertaining and emotionally moving.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Vomit, Medical content
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent
Books with no true villain and no true hero are always the best to me.
Graphic: Gore, Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment
Minor: Gun violence
The emotional depth caught me off guard. There were layers of fear, love, and daddy issues that rippled through every character. It was fast-paced, symbolic, and surprisingly heartfelt. I didn’t know I needed this book, but wow… I did. Also, do not skip the Afterword—Cassidy’s words there hit just as hard. My first read by him, but definitely not my last.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Abandonment
Minor: Medical content