lilifane's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What a pleasant surprise, I didn't expect to love this book so much.
This is a creepy, atmospheric gothic haunted house story with queer representation, really good themes and a satisfying ending. There are not many of those out there.
Although it's YA, it's also very dark. It deals with violence against girls, and there is gore. I would recommend for the upcoming spooky season, if you haven't read it yet.
This is a creepy, atmospheric gothic haunted house story with queer representation, really good themes and a satisfying ending. There are not many of those out there.
Although it's YA, it's also very dark. It deals with violence against girls, and there is gore. I would recommend for the upcoming spooky season, if you haven't read it yet.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Murder, Gore, Blood, Child death, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
kswartz's review
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Child death
bookishsapphicshay's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Grief, Child death, Murder, and Body horror
Moderate: Homophobia, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Misogyny
fictionaladventures's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
This kind of blew my mind!! It was super good. Definitely a page turner. I really got swept away in the story, which doesn’t actually happen all that often for me, even though I read a ton. I thought it was masterfully done and incredibly unique. The Inheritance Games + The Haunting of Hill House. I’d recommend this to fans of Darcy Coates, especially Gallows Hill.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, and Gun violence
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