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lavender_lake's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcoholism, Body horror, Animal death, and Death
ceallaighsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
“‘I suppose, if you’re the kind of person who also chooses to be agnostic as to the existence of deities or fairies in the garden. Yes, there’s always a chance it’s real. But is that what you really believe?’ … I think that once we’re out there in the forest, under the moonlight, she’ll see things differently. Who knows what lurks in the woods, which beings rule the cold space beneath the trees?”
“I need to be able to touch the darkness without being consumed by it.”
- THESE WITCHES DON’T BURN, by Isabel Sterling—my favorite YA f/f modern witches book
- THE CRAFT (1995 movie)—huge similarities in vibes & themes & even the storyline a tiny tiny bit…
- Dorothy Sayers—TBR
- THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, by Shirley Jackson
- WHITE IS FOR WITCHING, by Helen Oyeyemi
- MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION, by Ottessa Moshfegh—similar MCs
- BABEL, by RF Kuang
- IF WE WERE VILLAINS, by ML Rio—my favorite dark academia book
- THE SECRET HISTORY, by Donna Tartt—apparently the author was riffing off this book, so
Graphic: Murder and Body horror
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
ka_ke'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
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mental illness, Cursing, Murder, Vomit, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Death
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Abandonment, Body horror, and Suicidal thoughts
_ladypearce_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Grief
miserabilis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Death, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Child abuse
milly2222's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Gore, Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcoholism
Minor: Animal death and Gun violence
minariffo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Classism, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Blood, Animal cruelty, Death, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Gaslighting, and Dementia
kaoralg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Murder, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting
Minor: Abandonment and Animal death
Scene with Animal Death briefly described in Chapter 21 - Description & story spoiler:taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Blood, Murder, Death, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Animal death
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Cursing
Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Racism, and Confinement
oliverreeds's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence