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teafrog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Body horror, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail
vasingca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Body horror, Suicide, and Murder
reganriley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
ladysanctuary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
taymarie6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Suicide
meanaleann'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
the_escapist'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? Yes
4.5
I loved the underlying tension throughout that builds and builds, loved how the author set up the story so you're not sure whether it's supposed to be an actual demonic possession, mental illness, or whether the sister is faking it. I think it was actually a very wise decision because, in a lot of ways, having a definite supernatural element made explicit from the start takes a lot of the scare factor out of the story because it stops feeling real and grounded (for me, anyway).
I've never really read/watched a possession story that felt so tense and messed up but believably so – that's what makes this work so well. Nothing feels too ridiculous. The characters feel like real people, the setting feels like a real setting, even the TV crew feels like a real crew. The POV was also really fun – it's written in the first person and during the flashbacks to her childhood, the author has a way of writing through the main character's eyes to really make her feel like a real child – all her wants and (mis)understandings and the things that she picks upon.
If it wasn't for the unique concept, I wouldn't have picked this up. I wouldn't have given it a go if it was just a straightforward possession story. But I really liked the idea of the uncertainty of it all and thought it was executed brilliantly. It's the first horror book I've read in ages. Ever since I finished it, every now and then I find my thoughts drifting back to it. Especially the ending. I really enjoyed how it ended.
Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Blood