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ilaxaria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Classism
Moderate: Homophobia, Ableism, Lesbophobia, Racism, War, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence
Minor: Alcoholism
bekah1210's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Moderate: Abandonment, Suicide, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, and Transphobia
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Ableism
jmeyers888'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Racism, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Child death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and War
thewizardofbooks'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Suicide
ripxw'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Classism, Death, Ableism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Suicide
Minor: Religious bigotry and Homophobia
_egg_wash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Blood, Cursing, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Suicide
jenc'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
3.75
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Blood, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
sarahbythebook's review against another edition
3.5
Ultimately I did enjoy this book. It hits on a lot of real world issues and casts them onto the characters--desire to prove something to ourselves and the larger world, the gap of understanding between older generations and new, the despondency that many young people feel, the hypocrisy of wealth and religion. Add in a dose of the paranormal and a tidy reason why the haves keep getting more while the have-nots continue to suffer, and you've got a recipe for a solid book. Everyone can find themselves reflected in one of the contestants--the forever intern, the veteran, the pseudo-intellectual, the ones that just want to be seen, even the one that wants to hide forever. This group of fourteen reflect back at readers different pieces of themselves and the world we live in.
I have a few issues with this book, largely boiling down to loose strings. 1. The item their tasked with finding. It doesn't really serve a purpose expect as world-building for the reader, and that seems like a missed opportunity to fix the next problem. 2. The ending doesn't make sense. Like at all. Spoilers from here to the end.
I enjoyed this book, it was accessible, and not too scary for a horror story.
(CW: suicide, cults, religious abuse, classism)
Moderate: Violence and Suicide
Minor: Domestic abuse and Injury/Injury detail
sexytinatrainconductress'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Racism and Homophobia
kcelena's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Murder