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And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott

2 reviews

caseythereader's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

Thanks to Dutton Books for the free copy of this book.

 - AND THEN SHE FELL is what I might categorize as literary horror. Elliott blends a variety of types of horror - of motherhood, of racism, of literal monsters and voices in your head - into an incredible tapestry of a book.
- Much of this book is built on the tension of Alice (and the reader) trying to sort out if the things she's experiencing are real, or if she's losing her mind. But something happens in the last few chapters that takes everything to a whole new level. I was reading with my mouth open, not wanting it to end.
- The more I think on this book, the more layers I find in it. I hope you'll seek it out, even if you aren't typically a horror reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Mental illness, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Blood, Racism, Drug abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Ableism, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion

our_bookish_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

And Then She Fell touched on and went deep into hard topics surrounding PPD, being the birthing parent, mental illness and racism against Native persons. There are words in the Mohawk language which I didn’t know them and had to look up, which resulted in either finding the meaning or not finding anything...there's no guide in the book on what most of them mean or proper pronunciation. 
Anyways, this was a good book, I personally don't class this as Horror, but I recommend it if you want to read a psychological thriller.

Also, please make sure you read all TW/CW.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Alcohol, Violence, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Death, Child death, Cancer, and Vomit

Minor: Murder, Abortion, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Rape