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gia0203's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Kidnapping, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Murder, Transphobia, Animal death, and Torture
Minor: Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Drug use
joyfullyexisting's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I read through the first half or so kinda slowly, thought the writing was maybe a little clumsy and repetitive but not in a way that damaged the pacing, really. May Leitz definitely knows how to put a horror story together. Finished the second half in one sitting. The ending was fantastic. Need some time to process it now.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Kidnapping, and Violence
pantrat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Blood
Moderate: Transphobia, Alcoholism, Confinement, Deadnaming, Vomit, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Self harm
Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Rape, Excrement, Sexual violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic
right_kidney's review
- 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
4.0
Without spoilers, my only major complaint is that the main character’s reflective narration sometimes got repetitive, especially in the early to middle section of the book. I would’ve liked to see an exploration into other elements of her mind/past or at least different approaches to what themes were included. It sometimes felt like the author didn't trust the reader to understand the character through what she’d already written, and added a very blunt statement to make sure we understood (and sometimes repeating that statement multiple times).
Graphic: Torture, Blood, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Eating disorder, Gore, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Vomit
Minor: Drug use, Excrement, Addiction, Animal death, and Sexual violence
vereisnthere's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Cursing, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Deadnaming, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Confinement
Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Vomit, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Excrement, and Animal death
Minor: Death of parent, Medical content, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Colonisation