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literately_blonde 's review for:
This Thing Between Us
by Gus Moreno
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
This is a weird book. To me, it’s weird in the same way that Bunny by Mona Awad is (though the stories are completely different). But while I got the message of Bunny, I’m not sure what to take away from This Thing Between Us except that grief is pervasive?
I’m really stumped on a rating here, friends. On one hand, I felt Thiago’s sorrow and discomfort. On the other hand, I was equal parts confused and underwhelmed—for a story with so many questions, the ending seems inevitable. And—spoilers here but I need to let people know so they don’t get thrown off like I did—there is pretty graphic animal harm depicted that I didn’t see coming based on the book’s description. I knew that there would be lots of emotionally heavy content since the plot revolves around the death of Thiago’s wife, but the scenes with the animal were a gut punch. I recommend skipping this one if those scenes will upset you; I wouldn’t necessarily call them gratuitous, but they don’t hold back.
I’m really stumped on a rating here, friends. On one hand, I felt Thiago’s sorrow and discomfort. On the other hand, I was equal parts confused and underwhelmed—for a story with so many questions, the ending seems inevitable. And—spoilers here but I need to let people know so they don’t get thrown off like I did—there is pretty graphic animal harm depicted that I didn’t see coming based on the book’s description. I knew that there would be lots of emotionally heavy content since the plot revolves around the death of Thiago’s wife, but the scenes with the animal were a gut punch. I recommend skipping this one if those scenes will upset you; I wouldn’t necessarily call them gratuitous, but they don’t hold back.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence
Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol