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372 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781398504936
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner UK
Publication date: 14 September 2023
Description
From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty.Can she escape her mother’s fat...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,233 reviews
Moods
mysterious 84%
tense 49%
emotional 41%
reflective 27%
challenging 22%
sad 22%
funny 11%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 36% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 31% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Grief, Body horrorModerate
Racism, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship
372 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781398504936
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner UK
Publication date: 14 September 2023
Description
From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty.Can she escape her mother’s fat...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,233 reviews
Moods
mysterious 84%
tense 49%
emotional 41%
reflective 27%
challenging 22%
sad 22%
funny 11%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 36% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 31% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Grief, Body horrorModerate
Racism, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship