sunflower7skull 's review for:

Dark August: A Novel by Katie Tallo

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I thought it was great! It was a bit hard to get into at first for me, but overall I found it a very compelling mystery that wrapped up nicely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail