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klsreads's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
A Monster Calls is beautiful and devastating. This is a short story about truth, grief, and living with conflicting truths. For a kids'/YA book, it's absolutely brutal. The art is a perfect edition to this dark, modern, occasionally funny fairy tale. What can we control when monsters inevitably come knocking? Are they monsters at all?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, Bullying, Violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Abandonment
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit
shelley_callus's review
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Medical trauma
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
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