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queersubtext's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Currently, I feel the same way I did after reading IT; I was so involved in that story and then got hit with child group sex out of fucking nowhere and it ruined everything for me (Obviously HM is not on the same level. Some messed up things happen in this book but that is thankfully not one of them). I thought I was going to walk away on cloud 9 and rate this book 5 stars. Ultimately, it's getting 3.75 because I'd like to give it a 3 but jabroni Trent and the Ned exit deserve SO MUCH PRAISE, and since my personal criteria for 4 stars is "would I re-read this" and the answer is no, here we are.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Body horror, Violence, Gaslighting, and Misogyny
Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Animal death, Confinement, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Medical trauma and Pregnancy
jordandotcom's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Confinement and Child abuse
itskiki's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness
aubreyfrogger's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Gore, and Animal death
Minor: Pregnancy
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Animal death, and Body horror
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
thegayestghost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
tbedford's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Torture, Blood, Body horror, and Death
kaitlouise94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Death
mhh831666's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Torture, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexism
vixenreader'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Gore, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Body shaming, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Torture, Abandonment, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, and Racism
Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, and Xenophobia
Be aware that this novel deals with toxic masculinity, ritual cults and sacrifices, child as easy targets for eldritch abominations, violence with tools and appliances, emasculation, workplace violence, trauma from the destruction of a sibling’s mental capacities, and the dissolution of the nuclear family.