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vixenreader'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and Police brutality
There is also police negligence, ritualistic sacrifice, weaponry, horror movie spoilers and bodies hidden in lakes.wrensreadingroom's review
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
startjpw23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death
bookish_afrolatina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Charity runs the show at Camp Mirror Lake, a gory horror simulation where she and her crew are tasked with scaring the living daylight out of guests each night. It’s a typical summer of fright until some of her staff mysteriously don’t show up for shifts. Oh well! This “final girl” leads her team in another game with her girlfriend and bestie subbing in. Little do they know, it’s about to get real.
This book accomplishes what every teen slasher should, which is keep you on your toes! However, I could have done with a little more substance on Charity‘s situation with her mom and literally anything about Beni’s family. The characters had fun lines here and there but they mostly felt one-dimensional.
It was a cool premise, but the pacing sped wayyyy up at the end and the epilogue left me feeling like, “okay…I guess that’s nice.” Felt like there was a whole in how that wrapped up.
If you’re looking for some books for your Spooky Season TBR, this would be a good addition.
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Stalking, and Abandonment