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mr_cain's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, and Racism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation
kitsune_kae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Mental illness, Racism, Grief, and Stalking
Minor: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Classism
Trauma, childhood trauma,meggs1005's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism
libraryofdoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
On one hand, I found Jade’s story excellent and riveting and genre-defiant yet so obviously reverent of all the slashers that came before it and so, so raw. I found parts of myself in Jade that I almost didn’t want to see. I really like Jones’ writing style and the way he approached the story.
On the other hand I really didn’t like the whodunnit
I may come back and change this rating on further thought, but for now 4 stars feels about right, if a lot lower than I anticipated 75% of the way in.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Drug use, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
spacecadelliot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Pedophilia, Rape, Police brutality, and Alcohol
naturemamareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, and Cultural appropriation
unphilosophize's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I loved the prologue, but I didn’t really enjoy the main plot of the book. I think the parts where they talk about slashers is the strongest part of the book.
If you don’t like slasher you’ll probably find this book fairly alienating.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Abortion