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Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

14 reviews

imstephtacular's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Medical trauma, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Vomit, and Torture

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Death of parent

laguerrelewis's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

I’ve been eagerly anticipating this book since the abstract was released, and boy did it deliver. Sarah Gailey has a way of communicating emotion, atmosphere, and history that is unparalleled. Their characters are complex, and they have a wonderful gift for exploring internal life through the fantastical. Just Like Home offers a moving, disturbing, cathartic analysis of love, family, morality, abuse, and the things that shape us. This is a work of unflinching, raw vulnerability, and if you can handle it then I would highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Murder, Gore, Grief, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Vomit

Moderate: Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Suicidal thoughts

annir's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Chronic illness, Abandonment, Cancer, and Child abuse

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Thanks to Tor Books for the free advance copy of this book.

 - Sarah Gailey takes on the gothic thriller and adds a supernatural twist in JUST LIKE HOME, and I could not put it down.
- Gailey excels at writing unlikable, difficult women, and Vera is no exception. You'll still find yourself on her side even as the story takes darker and darker turns.
- I also loved the commentary on our society's simultaneous disgust and fascination with serial killers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Medical content, Torture, Violence, and Vomit