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graciffer'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Self harm
Minor: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Cancer, and Blood
trips's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It was great! The prose is fast and interesting, the story kept me engaged the whole time. I found pacing and the deeper ideas presented in the story to be very eloquently put, especially for a debut author. While I found some of the writing to a tad confusing at points, the execution of the stories twists and how the reader uncovers the mysteries just hit right with me.
Graphic: Death, Torture, Self harm, and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Child death and Cancer
symabee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Things of note:
✅️ Short chapters
✅️ Lots of alternating POV
⚠️ Check content warnings. While this book can be humorous, it also contains a lot of dark subject matter.
Graphic: Alcohol, Infidelity, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Blood, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Gore, Kidnapping, Cancer, Pregnancy, Drug use, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury
kalzoni's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse and Child death
Moderate: Bullying, Body horror, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer and Abortion
kylieqrada's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Self harm, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Murder, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Body shaming
Minor: Cancer
savvyrosereads's review
- 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
5.0
Peyote Trip works in hell—literally—and he’s one sold soul away from a “Complete Set” and the rewards that will come with it. But when he meets newly assigned Calamity Ganon, all his carefully laid plans begin to go awry.
I had high hopes for this one, and it absolutely delivered. I was immediately obsessed with the writing style, which is equal parts hilarious and poignant, and the concept is brilliant—disturbing, fascinating, and nuanced in all the best ways.
I actually did not expect the plot to include an element of murder mystery, but given that those are my favorite books to read I was thrilled that it did. The characters and plot were incredibly well developed, and I was honestly sad to finish the book because I didn’t want to leave the world that Lux developed…a particularly weird thing to say when that “world” is literally hell, but there you have it.
In short—I need everyone to read this book, immediately.
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: dark humor; moral greyness; mysteries with a unique frame
CW: Torture/gore; death; child abuse; infidelity; self-harm.
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Torture, Violence, and Infidelity
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness
torturedreadersdept's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, Blood, and Drug abuse
Minor: Cancer
sagechelle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Murder, Self harm, Alcohol, Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Infidelity
Minor: Cursing, Pedophilia, Cancer, and Chronic illness
lauramparis's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Torture, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Violence
Minor: Bullying, Body horror, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Blood, Eating disorder, Cancer, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Suicide
laura_berger's review
- 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
Moderate: Drug use, Murder, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death
Minor: Cancer