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ggcd1981's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Soa ótimo, mas a execução deixou um pouco a desejar, especialmente no encerramento da situação na floresta. Porém não posso negar que a história foi intrigante e atribuo muito dessa intriga a atmosfera da obra. A lógica, contudo, foi um pouco sofrida especialmente no já citado encerramento da linha de enredo na vila em Aokigahara.
Graphic: Bullying, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Genocide, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking
amytalksbooks's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Grief, Child death, Death, and Body horror
booksthatburn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This resolves a major thing left hanging from the previous book. The main storyline starts here and wasn't present previously, and it is resolved by the end. Currently it's book two in a duology (I see no indications of a third in the future), and it feels very complete. It provides emotional resolution to some things left open from the first book, and it makes clear what kind of live the characters will have after the pages end. It feels finished and I'm very content with how things wrapped up. The main character changed and is very distinct from the first narrator. Since the emotional core of this book is the way Tark and Okiku's relationship changes and settles after the events of the first book, if you read this without knowing why they got here then the ending of this book definitely won't be as satisfying. I think most of the main plot would make sense, but very basic questions like "why does this guy want to drop everything to go help these people right now" were set up by THE GIRL FROM THE WELL.
I love Tark as a narrator, and it's so good to see him gaining a sense of agency after the events of the first book. He and Okiku have a great rapport and I'm just so happy with how this handled their friendship. If you liked the first book you'll almost definitely like this one (though since Okiku isn't narrating there's much less counting of objects). If you enjoy horror stories about compassion, hauntings, and setting right the wrongs of the past, read this duology.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Murder, and Suicide
Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault
CW for ableist language (brief), grief, bullying, racism, racial slurs, confinement, blood, gore, body horror (graphic), violence (graphic), child abuse (not depicted), sexual assault (not depicted), suicide, murder, child death, major character death, death.nuka_lola'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Body horror
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
rachelverna's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Gore
Minor: Sexual assault, Child death, Rape, and Racism