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meganismynameohh's review against another edition
5.0
I read this book in one sitting. And while yes it’s on the shorter side, I was blown away at the details! And the twists at the end! You definitely almost feel sorry for Angel. The Andy story… was crazy!
gemmalouise1988's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
limthebean's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Abortion, and Body horror
erikaslitlife's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.0
spookymidwesternreader's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I loved this journey. Every story had me more enthralled than the last. It wasn't as disgusting as I had been led to believe so that was the only letdown for me. That's not Ralston's fault, however, that's more about me than the book.
meebo's review against another edition
2.0
With how many positive review this book has, I am extremely disappointed to hear no critiques of a white man (the author) using the n word and being in black peoples business for no reason. I wanted to stop because of the horrible portrayal of black people, but people I seriously respected in the bookish community raved about this splatterpunk novel (yes, I can handle dark shit, but I draw the line at racism - shocking I know), so I thought there would be a reason for this shit (there wasn’t). The bad thing is the underlying story would’ve been good, albeit predictable. There was no reason to write this how it was written. Also SPLATTERPUNK MALE AUTHORS, you can make a fucking great splatterpunk novel without making your “shock value” raping a woman. Just write a good story and don’t rely on shock value just for shock value’s sake. No, this isn’t about me “not being able to handle splatterpunk” - I enjoy splatterpunk. This was a good story ruined by a white guy being shitty. 2⭐️ (story: 4⭐️, problematic things 0⭐️).
38/100
38/100
mrshorak's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
netruce's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kaleereads's review against another edition
5.0
it’s been almost a year since i read this book and i think of it so often still. my first voyage into splatterpunk and joy did i jump in the deep end. absolutely love this novella.