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roshma's review
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
4.0
I downloaded this ebook because booktok was tagging this a fish/mermaid-sex. This book is so much more than that. This is not meant to be a light read. This books deals with depression, self harm, low self esteem, toxic relationships and addiction. The internal monologues of the protagonist is lengthy and talks in great depth on each of the subjects, a lot of self reflections and slowly breaking from harmful patterns. The conflict is presented naturally: and the climb is slow. Do not pick this book if are looking for smut
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts
macncheese_pdf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
thekenthing's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Animal death
aromea's review
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
berlyndinosaur's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
NSFW
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Suicide
dreavala's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
i read this bc i absolutely loved broder’s “milk fed” however i sadly feel that set my expectations far too high. i felt like i was walking through mud to finish this as the first half was super slow.
however, i think her commentary on the emotional void being filled addiction and love was very beautiful. i appreciate the book for being truthful about how the depths of depression feel - unfortunately that’s not an aesthetically pleasing or enjoyable topic when written about genuinely.
overall, i think this is a good book for anyone experiencing a breakup or attempting to understand how to fill an emotional void.
however, i think her commentary on the emotional void being filled addiction and love was very beautiful. i appreciate the book for being truthful about how the depths of depression feel - unfortunately that’s not an aesthetically pleasing or enjoyable topic when written about genuinely.
overall, i think this is a good book for anyone experiencing a breakup or attempting to understand how to fill an emotional void.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
literaryinliverpool's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Abandonment, and Addiction
mybestfriendisabook's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
3.5
i liked how it started off. the first paragraph already reminded me why i like this author after having read Milk Fed.
i expected it to be more about the relationship of MC and the merman. it was interesting but i started wanting it to be over towards the end.
i expected it to be more about the relationship of MC and the merman. it was interesting but i started wanting it to be over towards the end.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Suicide
kaddictwithapen's review against another edition
challenging
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Blood
not_another_ana's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I had felt, for a long time, that if I started crying I would not stop—that if I finally ripped, there would be nothing to stop my guts from falling out. I was scared of what might come out of me: the things I would see, what others would see. I was scared the feelings would eat me.
The explosive end of a long term relationship has left Lucy depressed, with a restraining order, and court ordered therapy. Fleeing the desert for sunny California, on her sister's insistence, all she has to do is attend group therapy, housesit, take care of Dominic, the sweetest little dog, and perhaps work on her thesis on Sappho. But healing isn't easy, specially when you don't believe you're the problem, and it's easy to get distracted. Things get out of control when a mysterious surfer with a secret catches Lucy's obsessive attention, sending her on a different path altogether.
The summary calls this "a story about falling in obsessive love with a merman" but that's not what this is really about. This is sad girl lit fic. It's navel gazey, it's existential. You either get it or you don't, there's no inbetween. Did I like this? Did I enjoy this? I'm not sure, but I can't say I hated it. Lucy is a difficult character. She's unlikeable, on a downwards spiral, but this condition makes her able to see the world in a different way and to probe at the status quo. Through her exaggeration of reality shine little pearls of wisdom and reflections about life. Mostly this book, to me, showed that recovery isn't lineal. It's hard work, and it's normal to backslide and crash and burn.
The merman bit was interesting but I would have liked it to go farther.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Blood