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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
I read this book in less than 24 hours out of morbid fascination, and now I never want to think about it again. Whether because of the main characters’ choices or internalized misogyny, the gory violence, the whiplash of characterization for some secondary characters, the age-gap sex and drug bender, or the avalanche-esque pacing… my upper lip was curled in disgust for probably half of this book.
It was gripping, and had many beautiful lines amidst its flaws, but the rushed ending was the cherry on top of the bitter taste that this book left in my mouth. That was brutal and now I need to scrub my brain.
It was gripping, and had many beautiful lines amidst its flaws, but the rushed ending was the cherry on top of the bitter taste that this book left in my mouth. That was brutal and now I need to scrub my brain.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What an amazing thriller! I only wish I hadn't watched the TV series before reading the book. It's beautifully written to a level I haven't found in many thriller / mystery books. The twisty turns keep you guessing right to the end. Small town, tight community and secrets keep it stifflingly close. 100% recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is absolutely disgusting, sickening, horrifying. Predictable at times, heavy-handed foreshadowing? Yes, absolutely. The last time I felt this disturbed and horrified was as a child, when showing each other graphic images of accidents or autopsies were all the rage.
I do not shy away from body horror, and at most it usually makes me smirk: early Chuck Palahniuk (think Haunted), American Psycho, Victorian Psycho, splatterpunk: all too far removed from reality to feel credible, visceral. This story though? I believed every bit.
I do not shy away from body horror, and at most it usually makes me smirk: early Chuck Palahniuk (think Haunted), American Psycho, Victorian Psycho, splatterpunk: all too far removed from reality to feel credible, visceral. This story though? I believed every bit.
About 20 to 30% way through the book I had figured out the killer. Easy right because I grew up on Agatha Christie. But it's in the last 1% that I discovered I was completely wrong. Bus this book rose from two stars to four stars.
The topic and writing was too heavy for me to want to continue. It’s the first time I’ve read a psychological/horror/mystery Yk? I thought I’d like it bc I liked Girl, Interrupted, a lot, but I didn’t really enjoy this at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Mental illness