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mburnsides's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
carolined314's review
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Many universes collide, and a marriage is still somehow the center of most of the emotional focus. A strange book, with some great writing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Stalking
sarah984's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is a book that I will be thinking about for a while. It starts out pretty slowly as a kind of family drama about a woman who was abandoned as an infant trying to deal with the demands of her (in)famous biological mother, who has gone missing, and then becomes a sort of sci-fi thriller.
I loved the characters (every side character is memorable), the relationships and the ending.
My only real complaint is that I wish the book had been a bit more clear on the job that Pepper was doing and who those people were - that felt kind of glossed over. Otherwise, phenomenal.
I loved the characters (every side character is memorable), the relationships and the ending.
My only real complaint is that I wish the book had been a bit more clear on the job that Pepper was doing and who those people were - that felt kind of glossed over. Otherwise, phenomenal.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Racism, Suicide, and Stalking
katiemack's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Based on the marketing, I expected this to have more horror elements, but the concept (which I won't spoil here) is innovative and has a sci-fi bent. (Think: twist on alternate universes.) Even though the attempts at genre-mixing fall flat at times, the narrative is strong enough that I was able to finish this in a day. Pepper's relationship with her husband Ike is sweet and relatable, and even though the format of their texts drove me nuts, their conversations add some levity to the plot. The ending is flat and disappointing, but it doesn't ruin the rest of the book.
Based on the marketing, I expected this to have more horror elements, but the concept (which I won't spoil here) is innovative and has a sci-fi bent. (Think: twist on alternate universes.) Even though the attempts at genre-mixing fall flat at times, the narrative is strong enough that I was able to finish this in a day. Pepper's relationship with her husband Ike is sweet and relatable, and even though the format of their texts drove me nuts, their conversations add some levity to the plot. The ending is flat and disappointing, but it doesn't ruin the rest of the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
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