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fkshg8465's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I was really excited to read this, but it fell flat for me, and I really could’ve done without the whole green string thing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
annietaber's review
Literally so disturbing and for WHAT. I like a dark novel but the sudden body horror was simply too much and wasn’t even remotely connected to the plot or any character development. Shock just for scandal’s sake. I couldn’t recommend it to anyone in good conscience. Also, the characters never revealed who they were. Each action they made caught me off guard consistently; I’d think I knew each character and then they’d react in a way completely unhinged from any prior development or plot. Seemed confused in its vision and goal; instead all I got was that to be a modern lesbian you had to mutilate yourself— literally and figuratively. I thought about finishing just to say I’d read it, but after sleeping on the horrifying porno scene, I couldn’t justify putting myself through that for a book that wasn’t even important to me in the first place.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Gore, Blood, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
toffishay's review
funny
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I don't really know how to feel about this book. There are really interesting points of character exploration with Sasha at times and some interesting asides about WLW culture and relationships and love. Those are the strongest parts. But so much of the book is dragged down in obvious sociological observation. One more than one occasion the book practically stops altogether to reiterate a point that it doesn't think you picked up on the first time. It really broke the tension of the build up, so when the climax happens, it kind of just...happens. It was close to something great, but I think it just missed the mark for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Physical abuse and Vomit
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