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challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book sits comfortably in-between sci-fi, dark academia, extended metaphors, and psychological thriller. The unreliable narrator allows the author to make the story intentionally vague. It’s hard to know what’s real and what’s not. If taken literally, this story is a gore-y expression of art going too far, if taken has a metaphor, it’s a journey of an outcast battling loneliness and cliques in an isolated community. I think the author intends for it to be both.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Blood
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Due to the extended metaphor, it’s unclear if all of these things ACTUALLY happen, but they are mentioned/perceived by narrator