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zombiezami's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Car accident, Gaslighting, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Stalking, Colonisation, Mental illness, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexual violence
Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug use, Pedophilia, Incest, Infidelity, and Rape
mynameisrebecca'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Sexual content, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Drug abuse, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Homophobia and Sexual assault
tree_star's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. I was drawn into the story from the start and kept getting sucked in further and further and actually holding my breath there at the end-!
Scary but unexpected in its execution, the Monster discovery is thrilling, mysterious, and intrepid.
These characters are as flawed as they are likeable, and the storytelling is just magnificent.
Solid 5 stars.
Graphic: Murder, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Violence, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Drug abuse
caseythereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
- This book is full of messy characters (some of whom I thought could have stood to have a little more page time) and you're rooting for Joan the whole way. I was turning pages as fast as I could, and the final showdown had me gripped.
- The ending seems to have people split, and I can see why - if you read this book, come talk to me about what you think happens!
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
lilcoppertop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, Racism, and Mental illness
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Homophobia
thevietvegan's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I did like the allegory of what effect Christianity has on Indigenous communities though, it's not often I see the dominant religion be painted so villainously (maybe I just haven't read enough books that do that, now that I say it out loud I feel like maybe its a lot more common in literature than I think)
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Homophobia
Minor: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Racism