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djbagwell's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Child death, Blood, Body horror, and Gore
fox_at_the_circus'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? No
5.0
And I really like the two main characters and their relationship with each other, too. This is a story about two people dealing with their trauma together, healing together in a way, and supporting each other throughout it. They are not perfect or try to be, but they feel realistic and are loyal to each other. I especially loved the line, where the plague doctor calls out the "your trauma makes you stronger" bullshit.
Graphic: Animal death, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Death, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Confinement
ktkumpf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Murder, and Medical content
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Miscarriage
laurendubs's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Child death
elbauer002's review
1.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Gore
eddieboy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Medical trauma, Cannibalism, Body horror, Medical content, Child abuse, and Child death
laelolou's review
3.5
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, and Child death
lady_dariya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Medical content, Body horror, Child death, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Murder
wreathedinviolets's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror and Violence
ashleync314's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
An amazing book. Very detailed and amazing writing by the author. The characters and the worldbuilding is something that really hooks you in and keeps your turning page after page. Although the diction is very high brow, it didn't distract from the story and fit the overall dark fairytale nature of the story.
Beware though there is a lot of explicit description of gore/body horror for anyone who may not be able to stomach it but it wasn't too over the top for me.
The language is really beautiful and I definitely have to do a second read because it's very VERY good!
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Blood