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crazybooklady_mjg's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.75
hopeandchange's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kstrammel's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
honnari_hannya's review against another edition
3.0
Started off really slow, but picked up toward the middle and end. I liked how twisty the family relations are in this, the very serious treatment of how belief and reality and the supernatural are intertwined. I wish there was more ambiguity toward the end, about what is reality and what is belief (which turns it to reality). The insistence that “this is a thing that actually happens” makes a poorer case for itself than letting the readers decide either way. The ending was fine but nothing spectacular.
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That her grandfather was an actual monster rather than just a terrible person perhaps muted my enjoyment, I felt like it sidestepped the vital essence of what makes domestic abuse horrific. The whole throughline with the activists also fell through quite a bit once she met her aunt. The epilogue looking toward a romance for Carrie felt unnecessary, given that so much of her story tries to drive the point that she does not want to be in a relationship.joyfleming's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
afloodofbooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ambersbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Enjoyed most of it, but a few characters and plot points were tidied up too quickly to make the story work for my preference. The creep factor of her visions was great, though.