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jkpiowa's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Animal cruelty
kerishma's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Medical trauma and Medical content
Minor: Animal cruelty, Car accident, and Death of parent
ciarabeth99's review
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Body horror
Moderate: Death of parent and Gore
Minor: Sexual assault and Cannibalism
violetjean4's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death of parent
kemmett01's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Cannibalism
Minor: Animal cruelty
embringaling'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
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Gore, Car accident, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Violence, Cannibalism, Body shaming, Body horror, Sexual content, Murder, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault
peteypatchy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Sexual content and Animal cruelty
Minor: Bullying and Body shaming
autumn_alwaysreadingseason's review
4.0
Our narrator was a very talented pianist, trained in a unique way by her parents. She was recruited to study at a prestigious conservatory, where she received acclaim. But after one of her recitals, something happens to her parents and she quits the piano altogether. Now she's working in a restaurant, until a woman comes in offering her a job at an exclusive natural beauty store called Holistik. And then we go completely off the rails.
The imagery and body horror is so vivid. As the narrator sees her body and the appearance of others change because of Holistik products, the reader is given immense detail. And when the treatments go wrong, we are subject to the horrifying results. There's a creepy farm out in the woods where the products are made that feels so surreal. The store has an area called the Zoo that nobody is allowed in.
Victor is truly evil. I didn't exactly understand his motivations as explained, but it doesn't really matter. The way he recruited girls and planned their indoctrination into his empire for years was nauseating. Everything comes together and the reader realizes who he was preying on and how methodically he planned. Also, Saje is delusional and I don't feel bad for her at all.
What a way to end 2023.
Graphic: Sexual content and Body horror
Moderate: Sexual assault and Medical trauma
Minor: Animal cruelty
arayo's review
- 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, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Rape, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Vomit, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Racism, Gore, and Bullying
Minor: Cannibalism, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
suereadsslow's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Rape