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juanat77's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Suicide, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Medical content, Animal death, Child death, Alcohol, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Vomit
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This was an interesting story, and I didn't predict a part of the climax. I definitely thought the storytelling was stronger in the The Family Upstairs series, but this one was fine. The whole hamster thing was weird though and kind of felt like a detail added later to increase ~weirdness~.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Grief, Murder, and Physical abuse
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Infertility, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Alcohol
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