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erinlikestoread'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
3.5
Moderate: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
gillian_darkholme'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
3.0
Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Grief
alejandrabro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
jessy_caca'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
Moderate: Colonisation and Suicide
Minor: Suicide attempt
f_zanini'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt
za_'s review against another edition
It’s hard to capture everything about this book.
To me, this is a book about the darkness of post partum depression. The voices in your head that are lying to you. It’s also about the power of generational trauma.
Alejandra is fighting to stay alive, but there is a “creature” telling her to die. She has three children. Married to a man, who isn’t supportive.
Then her children start seeing the creature.
She knows she has to fight the creature to protect herself and her children
Her ancestors have been fighting this creature for decades, mini losing their life and their children’s life to it
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
Moderate: Child death
emzhay'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
3.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Mental illness
Moderate: Rape
osoordinary's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment
Generational cursesshaun_dh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
As a mom who battled postpartum rage myself, some parts of this were hard to read. The gorgeous cover hooked me and the writing was beautiful and descriptive, but it just never took off for me
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Child death, Miscarriage, Death, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gaslighting and Mental illness
Minor: Colonisation, War, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Self harm, and Abandonment
leila_reads_too_much'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Blood, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Dementia, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Rape, Body horror, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse