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gabedon's review
dark
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
I have complaints about this book but I kept reading and felt drawn to the actual plot. The writing style wasn't my favorite: the dialogue was unrealistic, there were too many exclamation points, it was trying too hard at times, and some of the characters felt 2-dimensional (KQ; Trey; Sean, at the beginning). It began as a 2-star but as I continued, it bumped up to 2.5, and then my final rating of 3. It was doing a lot at once but the main plot interested me, was easy to read a lot at once, and I wanted to see how it would end. I would try reading this author again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
liltastypuff's review
dark
slow-paced
- 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
1.0
Uggh... I kept waiting for this to get better but it never did.
Darkly comical? No, maybe the whole hell like an office job, some people are finding funny. Meh.
I didn't really find anything about this intriguing or very original. There was one twist in the saga of the Harrison's that was a bit unexpected, but nothing crazy or very exciting there.
Darkly comical? No, maybe the whole hell like an office job, some people are finding funny. Meh.
I didn't really find anything about this intriguing or very original. There was one twist in the saga of the Harrison's that was a bit unexpected, but nothing crazy or very exciting there.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Self harm
Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy
snwalsh's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I read this book start to finish in one day while sick in bed. The moment I picked it up, I couldn't put it down and wanted to get to the resolution. The story was light, snarky, and refreshing as a new take on making a deal with the devil, while still being very dark and morbid. This makes me think of a cross of The Good Place and Dead Like Me. Some subject matter felt iffy and unnecessary to the plot, especially the parts that veered on pedophilia for Silas. I also think the least "tight" part of the story was the HR report. It felt like it didn't match the style of an HR report and gave too much narrative/emotion, which brought me out of the story trying to skim to the next part. The backstory that is brought up in the report is important to a part of the story, but imo was a little boring and could have been shorten considerably. That is the only reason I'm not giving this a straight 5.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Self harm, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Murder, and Abandonment