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caidyn's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Racism, Classism, and Death of parent
Minor: Colonisation
guessgreenleaf'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
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, and Racial slurs
Minor: Sexual assault
gracklewarp'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism, and Death of parent
Minor: Racism, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Kidnapping, Car accident, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity
mangocorpses's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Cursing, Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism
noahsingh's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Gun violence
Moderate: Vomit and Colonisation
Minor: Death of parent, Rape, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Body horror
daniellestarredpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This book also makes a budding queer relationship between a the son of one of the producers of the show and Alon (they/them) the local boy, with a strange connection to the island, who tries repeated to warn the Hollywood people to get off the island.
The horror element of the story was amazing written, vividly detailed and sufficiently creepy without being too much for the people who have a lower tolerance.
Also the twist! It was hinted at without being too obvious. I loved it.
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Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Racial slurs, and Colonisation
elyse12's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
The first thing I want to mention is I loved the Filipino representation in this. It’s so great to see stories from other countries that mix in their culture and language without having the need to translate every little thing to make it easier for the readers. If we want to learn something, we can look it up ourselves. I love when authors do this.
The story itself was interesting and unique. Seeing the behind the scenes of how tv documentaries are made and the people behind it was nice to read about it. I know some people may find this part boring so I suggest to try it out and see but if you’re not feeling it then you may want to drop this book. The haunted island and Alon’s (the main character) warnings made the island feel mysterious and you want to discover the reasons why.
Alon was a great main character, they made the story much better. The other characters were interesting and frustrating. Chase, poor Chase. I liked him in the beginning but he quickly because annoying. If he was a more minor character he’d probably be better.
Chupeco has created a creepy, haunting story that could keep you up all night. The ending for me was unexpected and was very pleasing. I hope you try this and enjoy it yourself.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Death
Moderate: Death of parent
modernmatilda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
1. The horror was fantastic, but there was too much repetition, too much of the same events happening over and over. This dulled the scare-factor for me as I became acclimated to experiencing the same moments over and over. I think there could have been a little more variety of events.
2. The romance felt rushed and forced into the book. The same emotional reaction could have been achieved with a platonic friendship.
Moderate: Gun violence, Gore, Body horror, Addiction, Animal death, Grief, Colonisation, Racism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Violence, Racial slurs, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood
Minor: Physical abuse and Domestic abuse