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Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Classism
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal cruelty
historical Gothic horror is definitely a genre i didn't think I'd touch to be honest, but I was drawn in by the pretty dog on the cover (pasja). I was gripped in by the question of, what was really happening or was it all in the main character (Lucy's) head? the combination of mental health mistreatment of the later years and the prospects of a parasite taking over (vampirism) it definitely gives nosferatu vibes. I will advise that some scenes are not for the weak stomached, I had to put this book down a lot to keep myself from being sick; with that being said, I've never liked gore and I still kept reading. this book is nuts, but was very enjoyable for those who love a good vampire historical tale!
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder
Minor: Homophobia
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder
Minor: Sexual content
This is just my opinion and I still recommend giving this a read if it sounds like your cup of tea.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent
This book started off slow for me and I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy it. If you feel that way, give it a chance because it really does pick up. The writing was beautiful, atmospheric, and unsettling. I loved reading about the bog and as weird as this is, the autopsied body. There was so much mystery surrounding the state of the body that was found.
The characters were complicated. I really couldn't decide if I liked them or not. I'm also never really a fan of infidelity under any circumstances unless there's a case of domestic abuse where the victim can't physically leave their abuser. But this wasn't that. The characters as a whole were generally unlikable. Specifically the male characters. I was confused on how to view Sarah throughout this story too.
Which feeds into my next point about the personal touch that this book took on vampirism. This wasn't a classic case of vampirism and I won't spoil it for you if you don't want to know. For those of you that are interested:
I also have to mention the gorgeous cover on this! The edition that I own has splayed edges with blood drips down the side. I'm obsessed!
Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6703582181
Fable Review: https://fable.co/review/3915815f-f072-4b88-86bd-3e9c3da9d8b3/share
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail