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scoobyroo'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
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Murder, Rape, and Pregnancy
louiepotterbook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Grief, Violence, Child abuse, Abortion, Body horror, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Blood, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Gaslighting
ashsupahfire's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
I also would not call this a thriller as there was no stakes, just a mystery in an old house.
All of the subplots felt forced but the narrator of the 1990s cult section is what we really kept me sprung on this book as a habitual DNF’er. The present day storyline does get its big twist but I will still say the cult storyline is where I intensively read.
I could read a second book where they learn more about the children of the cult
Graphic: Pedophilia and Stalking
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Animal death and Vomit
frankensteinscreature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Death, Child death, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Murder, Domestic abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Abortion, Confinement, and Adult/minor relationship
nctbriize's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Minor: Child abuse, Violence, Slavery, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship
loonysaurus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Abandonment, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Torture
Minor: Deportation, Abortion, Gore, Homophobia, and Infertility
caprireads215's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Infidelity, Murder, Animal death, Violence, Pregnancy, Confinement, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Torture, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Gaslighting, and Adult/minor relationship
minnie_bee_holmes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia
h_elene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Abortion, Abandonment, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Eating disorder, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault
stellahadz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
(Also, this is a minor complaint, but the descriptions of Lucy's dog's bowel movements were *entirely* too detailed.)
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Miscarriage
Minor: Blood and Excrement