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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Mixed feelings on this one.
I appreciate the thoughtful effort the author put into the book’s themes— e.g. managing fear/anxiety, generational trauma cycles, the challenges of both being a parent and a child.
However, on a sentence-by-sentence basis, I felt pretty “meh” about this book and its plot lines. The book’s themes ran deep, but the action of the book was grounded in goofy gore, and the balance just didn’t quite hold together for me. Mixed feelings on the ending as well.
Added 0.25 star for the author’s beautiful afterword. It makes me hope he leans in to that writing style for future work.
I appreciate the thoughtful effort the author put into the book’s themes— e.g. managing fear/anxiety, generational trauma cycles, the challenges of both being a parent and a child.
However, on a sentence-by-sentence basis, I felt pretty “meh” about this book and its plot lines. The book’s themes ran deep, but the action of the book was grounded in goofy gore, and the balance just didn’t quite hold together for me. Mixed feelings on the ending as well.
Added 0.25 star for the author’s beautiful afterword. It makes me hope he leans in to that writing style for future work.
this book put my head in a snowglobe and shook it the entire time. got some genuine gasps out of me. absolutely delightful ride.
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
The book was good but not at all what I was expecting. I don’t like thrillers, and I don’t like sci-fi, and this is a sci-fi thriller posing as a horror novel.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Vomit, Medical content