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staceyinthesticks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Child death, Grief, and Pregnancy
rivercat0338's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Child death
Minor: Grief and Pregnancy
darkeningscorn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
hannahelizza556'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
4.0
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Child death
madarauchiha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
I was prepared to dnf at sixteen percent but Yah Yah Scholfield, noted up and coming Black horror author, has this on their tbr and ok. I'll press on. Mx Scholfield has excellent taste, surely its not that bad for a book written in the 1980s. I do extremely dislike them being a british lawyer. Embarrassing! Why would you choose to be british and a lawyer??
Slow paced. It does build and maintain tension very well.... Glad i stuck with it. just an hour read, kinda short but thats not a bad thing. said what it needed to in the exact amiunt. fantastic tension, horror, and prose.
minor pregnancy, misogyny, child death, anti black racism, alcohol use, classism, animal hunting,
medium child death,
major car accidents, child death, injuries, dogs,
Graphic: Car accident, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Child death, Racism, and Alcohol
sweekune's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
- As I've already said, this is a scary story. A gothic ghost story that builds the tension, the fear and layers the story so that when you reach certain reveals and the end you are suitably terrified.
- Although originally published in the 1980s, the book reads like the Edwardian time period it appears to be set it. The prose is similar in feel to Victorian and early 20th century novels and it adds to the feel of the book.
- This book is short (my copy is under 200 pages long) but it packs so much into such little space.
A perfectly spooky read, great for October or anytime you wish to read a ghost story. I would caution any potential readers not to read this in the dark.
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Chronic illness