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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
I really really liked this one!
For me, the balance between flashbacks and present day wasn't confusing at all and added a lot of depth and understanding to Tress and Felicity's complicated relationship.
And that ending -- one of the most harrowing, upsetting, sobering endings I've read in a long long time.
The only thing I didn't love about this book was the POV of the cat... I just didn't feel it added much to the story, but maybe I'm missing something.
Overall, definitely recommend this one and am glad I read it!
For me, the balance between flashbacks and present day wasn't confusing at all and added a lot of depth and understanding to Tress and Felicity's complicated relationship.
And that ending -- one of the most harrowing, upsetting, sobering endings I've read in a long long time.
The only thing I didn't love about this book was the POV of the cat... I just didn't feel it added much to the story, but maybe I'm missing something.
Overall, definitely recommend this one and am glad I read it!
Trigger warnings:
~ review to come.
Spoiler
rape (implied), seizures, alcohol and drug use, death of a pet, animal attack, graphic physical injuries, blood and gore depiction, kidnapping, captivity, graphic emesis, graphic illness (specifically flu breakout), drug dealing, death of a friend, death of parents, grief depiction~ review to come.
Note: Review copy (audio) received via Libro.FM. This does not impact opinions within this review.
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dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the first installment in Mindy McGinnis's duology and I am eagerly awaiting the next one. The story jumped around a lot, which made it somewhat difficut to follow at time, paired with it being an audio book, so I was not able to flip back and forth between the pages to make sure I was in the right spot. The main characters, Tress Montor and Felicity Tournado come from a town where a person's last name means everything and if you have any kind of disability, it must stay hidden. Tress had everything, two loving parents and an amazing best friend, Felicity. One night that was all taken from her. Both her parents disappeared after leaving to take Felicity home after a failed sleep over. Tress knows that Felicity is hiding something and is going to get her to open up, even if it means she has to scare it out of her.
Tress and Felicity attend a Halloween party at an old abandoned house. It is supposed to be a night of fun and debauchery, but Tress has other ideas. She tries to pry the truth out of Felicity by sealing her up in the basement of the house, one brick at a time. The thing is, Felicity does have a secret and is hiding something from Tress, but it isn't that she knows what happened to her parents, it's that she has a seizure disorder, which her mother has sworn her to secrecy about. Felicity does blame herself for Tress's parents disappearance and over the last couple years has done everything she can to make it up to Tress. She has learned to self medicate to keep herself from feeling and to continuously punish herself for her lost friendship with Tress.
I did like seeing the story from both perspectives, but again the jumping around from time period to time period was a little hard to follow. I think I would like to read the next one in print, just so I can flip back and forth to make sure I know what's going on. Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in audiobook format of this book. All opinions are my own.
Tress and Felicity attend a Halloween party at an old abandoned house. It is supposed to be a night of fun and debauchery, but Tress has other ideas. She tries to pry the truth out of Felicity by sealing her up in the basement of the house, one brick at a time. The thing is, Felicity does have a secret and is hiding something from Tress, but it isn't that she knows what happened to her parents, it's that she has a seizure disorder, which her mother has sworn her to secrecy about. Felicity does blame herself for Tress's parents disappearance and over the last couple years has done everything she can to make it up to Tress. She has learned to self medicate to keep herself from feeling and to continuously punish herself for her lost friendship with Tress.
I did like seeing the story from both perspectives, but again the jumping around from time period to time period was a little hard to follow. I think I would like to read the next one in print, just so I can flip back and forth to make sure I know what's going on. Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in audiobook format of this book. All opinions are my own.
I received this through Netgalley.
It is cool how McGinnis takes Poe and makes it contemporary. I feel like some of the violence and scenes are overly gory just for the sake of shock value. The gore did make it difficult to read through.
It is cool how McGinnis takes Poe and makes it contemporary. I feel like some of the violence and scenes are overly gory just for the sake of shock value. The gore did make it difficult to read through.
Spooky, creepy, and fun! I really like the style
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
it was a pretty good book, it was insanely dark though. i wish it ended a bit differently
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
