A review by doomluz
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I was confused by the cat's perspective and figured early on that it had to be an alter for a character with DID. I didn't get the other twists until later on. This was sad, but interesting and felt like a respectful take on DID. I liked the writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Torture, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, and Animal death