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sp00ky_girl28'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
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Racism, Adult/minor relationship, and Body shaming
Minor: Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Gore
makeintoall's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Racism, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Classism, Violence, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Gore, Death, Cursing, Cannibalism, Murder, and Blood
sydresnik's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Dysphoria, Dementia, Death of parent, and Grief
applejuiceinabox's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness
ariep's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Grief, Dysphoria, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Death, and Body shaming
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Body horror, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Gore, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
greyalder's review
Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship
kittkat's review against another edition
- 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
Marva tells us self-care is telling yourself you matter every morning in the mirror. You should talk to it. Become friends with what you see there.
Belle ist süchtig nach Skincare, weil sie schon seit ihrer Kindheit sehr unsicher war und eifersüchtig auf alle die schöner waren. Ihr größter Komplex war ihre wunderschöne Mutter, mit der sie seit eines Unfalls keinen Kontakt mehr hatte und die nun tot aufgefunden wurde. Wie ihre Mutter vor ihrem Tod wird jetzt auch Belle in eine unheimliche Spa-Sekte hineingezogen. Sie bieten ihr eine kostenlose Behandlung an, aber sie nehmen mehr von ihr als sie geben 🫣.
I envy 🌹.
Wie bei Bunny ging es in dieser Geschichte um so viel mehr als im Blurb angeteasert wurde.
- Die toxische aber vielfältige Mutter-Tochter-Beziehung.
- Erwachsenwerden.
- Erwachsenwerden ohne Vater und als Minderheit sogar im eigenen Haus.
- Der Schaden, den Neid alleine anrichten kann.
- Whitewashing und internalisierter Rassismus.
Dazu hat die Autorin noch so einen hypnotisierenden, humorvollen Schreibstil, der einen komplett in die Welt des Geschehens zieht. Auch wenn die Geschichte etwas zu lang gezogen wurde und man zwischendurch den roten Faden verliert, sehe ich das Buch irgendwie als ein Kunstwerk, das reine Interpretationssache ist.
Bonus: Mona Awad hat es wirklich geschafft so viele klassische Märchen (und sogar bisschen ägyptische Mythologie) auf die eine oder andere Art einzubauen: Dornröschen, Schneewittchen, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Der Zauberer von Oz, Ariel, … + sehr überraschend Tom Cruise,
„Oh my god, is it really you?“ - „It is really me,“ Tom Cruise whispers. Tom Cruise. Standing in Mother‘s mirror. Tom Cruise, in the flesh.
Graphic: Racism, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Gore, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Confinement, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Body shaming and Gore
imagemaps's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I wonder if Noelle knew about Seth and if “Tom Cruise” was just Belle trying to make the abuse better for herself
Graphic: Murder and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Death of parent
grrrcait's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Body horror, and Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Animal death
cara_anne's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Toxic friendship, Gore, and Death of parent