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hiphoboharold's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
Absolutely loved it. Thought it was amazing. In a lot of ways, it reminded me of Bones and All. Not in story, but just in the balance between a horror and romance/drama story. The way its blended together. It slowly builds up.the back story of the person who's perspective its told from the most. So it does take moments where it breaks away from the present, but it's never too long to feel like it hinders the pacing. Especially since it's the two genres, it is a bit slower anyways. But over all I would say it's one of the better books I've read in awhile.
With that said, it's not perfect. Minor gripes.
For starters, if you're looking for extreme horror, and that's what you're used to... this ain't it. It does have horror moments, but over all I wouldn't say it's much worse than the things I've read in a Stephen King novel. Obviously, still loved it, but I was expecting a bit more.
There's also at least a few points where I did feel like the length could have been shortened down just a bit. Not enough to ruin it, but since there were at least a few times I felt like they could have pretty much taken out a page or two, I don't think I could give it a full 5 stars.
Otherwise those are really the only gripes I can think of. I thought it was a very compelling story, and I am hoping that maybe we can get more stories like these.
With that said, it's not perfect. Minor gripes.
For starters, if you're looking for extreme horror, and that's what you're used to... this ain't it. It does have horror moments, but over all I wouldn't say it's much worse than the things I've read in a Stephen King novel. Obviously, still loved it, but I was expecting a bit more.
There's also at least a few points where I did feel like the length could have been shortened down just a bit. Not enough to ruin it, but since there were at least a few times I felt like they could have pretty much taken out a page or two, I don't think I could give it a full 5 stars.
Otherwise those are really the only gripes I can think of. I thought it was a very compelling story, and I am hoping that maybe we can get more stories like these.
vereisnthere's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
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
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