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A review by fionamclary
Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
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Whew, I absolutely tore through this one. Two days!!
Although I struggled at times with Sarah Gailey's frequent use of repetition in their writing, the exploration of the gray area and overlap between love and monstrosity ultimately won me over. This book will have you asking yourself who the real monster is up until the very last page. However, as Gailey makes clear in their acknowledgements, in real life the delineation should always be clear: You deserve love, not monsters. But exploring the ways in which monsters can love us and love can be monstrous still matters when too many are living in that exact situation.
Whew, I absolutely tore through this one. Two days!!
Although I struggled at times with Sarah Gailey's frequent use of repetition in their writing, the exploration of the gray area and overlap between love and monstrosity ultimately won me over. This book will have you asking yourself who the real monster is up until the very last page. However, as Gailey makes clear in their acknowledgements, in real life the delineation should always be clear: You deserve love, not monsters. But exploring the ways in which monsters can love us and love can be monstrous still matters when too many are living in that exact situation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
Minor: Sexual harassment, Animal death, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping