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Sign Here by Claudia Lux

18 reviews

krisalexcole's review

dark medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Blood, Abortion, and Abandonment

symabee's review

adventurous dark funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed Sign Here and was shocked to learn this was the authors debut novel. It is a dark comedy, a murder mystery, a coming of age tale, and a moving story about humanity and love, all rolled into one. I love the way this author writes and look forward to her future books. 

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Gore, Kidnapping, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

wai's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• 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

I figured I would like this book, but it still really surprised me. A lot of twists and turns that I thought I had figured out but turned out to be wrong about. It keeps you guessing until the end. With very intriguing world building around Hell and selling your soul, and dark humor, it's worth the read if this is your thing. Please mind the content warnings as it does contain many triggering concepts and descriptions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia and Pregnancy

torturedreadersdept's review

dark funny tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer

sagechelle's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Pedophilia

agustdefault's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Grief

cassielaj's review

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book surprised me in a lot of good ways! I didn’t know what to expect, but what I got was a twisty, shocking tale full of cynicism and hope, darkness and heart. And best of all, this book really makes you think: about goodness, about love, about choices. 
I was impressed with all of the threads the plot kept up with. I guessed some things along the way, but a lot of it still ended up surprising me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Alcohol

This book is about Hell, and in some ways it’s what you’d expect… do with that what you will

brittanyloveox94's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Self harm, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief and Murder