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erebus53's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
There are some ominous and creepy bits in this book, which meant it fit in well sandwiched between some of my other October reads. It definitely has some supernatural themes.. (duh, mermaid..?!) I think it's well worth checking out the Audiobook version, if only because it catches the accent of the place. Content is a bit violent and bloody, and occasionally sexual in nature, so probably for older readers.
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Racism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Body horror, Grief, Bullying, Colonisation, Gore, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Ableism and Sexism
jaynovara's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Police brutality, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Confinement, and Alcohol
Minor: Kidnapping, Excrement, and Infidelity
lyssylyssy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Classism, Colonisation, and Racial slurs
Minor: Grief, Alcohol, Body horror, and Blood
pkc'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Rape, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Vomit, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt
blkbookbae's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcohol and Biphobia
rebeccajost'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Biphobia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Confinement and Alcohol
Minor: Genocide, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Slavery, and Infidelity
nialiversuch'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Classism, Colonisation, Grief, Kidnapping, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Infidelity, Cursing, Ableism, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Slavery
laurataylor'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
2.0
Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Death, Kidnapping, Slavery, Blood, and Suicide attempt
reader_in_the_meadow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
It didn't necessarily strike me as something special. The writing style was good and the storytelling too. I liked the change of narration and type of it.
It can make for a good fast read if you need too read something, but in my opinion, it is not that special a book.
Graphic: Alcohol, Biphobia, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Sexism
Minor: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Excrement, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Slavery