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oheyitsthatgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Ableism, Rape, Death, and Pregnancy
chouxlette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
At first I was like there’s no way these characters are older than 20, but Alice says she’s 29 so I’m guessing everyone else is around that age. It’s first person perspective, but Alice talks like someone who is much younger than she actually is hence why I didn’t believe she was close to 30.
The writing style eers on the YA side and it feels like this was written as a YA novel then the author later decided to age up all the characters. There needed to be more showing of certain actions, emotions, feelings etc rather than just telling.
The plot is the most interesting aspect of the book and the only reason I kept reading. I was hooked and needed to know what happened and why. It feels like the author wrote this with the intention to get it turned into a film or tv show. Some parts of the book feel like instructions to a camera which is weird considering this is a novel and not a script.
Comparing this to Midsommar and Blair Witch Project is definitely a bold choice. The novel isn’t bad—I finished it after all. It definitely needed more character development, stronger sentences as well as description.
I wouldn’t recommend this to older readers or anyone who reads above a high school reading level.
The YA crowd would definitely eat this up as well as anyone who likes a creepy story or is just bored.
Lastly, The authors note at the beginning shouldn’t have been there. In my honest opinion, we should be able to know a book is about mental illness without being told it’s about mental illness and how women get treated due to their mental illness.
The author note forces the reader to already have that conclusion and not question the very questionable representation of mental illness. If the author really wanted it in the novel, it could have gone at the end, but setting up a novel like that almost makes me think the author had no real confidence in what was being written about.
Graphic: Rape, Ableism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Miscarriage
ahixon1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism and Abandonment
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Death, Grief, Rape, Suicide attempt, Gore, Medical content, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
egj220's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Death
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Blood
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infertility, Vomit, Rape, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness
totebaglibraries's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Death, Mental illness, Rape, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
erinmjustice's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Mental illness
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
brianna_moye'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry
skywags's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Rape
elvish_presley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Ableism, and Pregnancy
anonkat_6's review against another edition
4.0
However the writing really saved this, it was atmospheric and I'm a sucker for an kind of found footage style story. I really liked this book a lot, there was one part I had a hard time reading though but that's cause it was written to well. Over all definitely worth a read, I think!
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape