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bujo_bellel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Gaslighting
Minor: Grief, Stalking, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
aformeracceleratedreader's review
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Death, and Murder
kappafrog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
As usual, Shady Hollow is a pleasant place to spend time in. Seeing the town in fall was pleasant and cosy. The side characters were good - I liked how much Heidegger we got in this one. I always enjoy Lenore and would like to see more of her in the future - she could hold a side plot much better than Orville. Mirror Lake and Highbrow were nice new settings - I particularly liked the bar in Highbrow. But the series is starting to lose me a little with obvious plots and a boring romance.
Oh, one last thing that really bugged me: The reference to smudging with sage. I get that we are suspending our disbelief about animals who live in a world kind of like ours - I normally love that part of the books and don't worry too much about the worldbuilding. But now the Shady Hollow residents appropriate sacred Native American practices? I could have really lived without that. Now I'm wondering, are the Shady Hollow animals all settlers on Native land too? But then, are the species native to North America meant to represent Native people assimilated to Euro-American society? Probably not - which is why it was stupid to put this in the book, as the authors clearly didn't think it through.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
Minor: Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol
emilywemily6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Animal death
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Death of parent
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Stalking
linneak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Stalking, Kidnapping, and Grief