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dragonbloom's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This was weird. That being said, I enjoyed it regardless. If you like weird horror, you’ll probably like it.Â
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Gore, Police brutality, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Torture, Drug use, and Death
Death of a partner, grieving,sarah984's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Well. I think I can safely say that I've never read a book quite like this before. An unlikely band of adventurers (including two cult members who have been eviscerating unsuspecting passers by in exchange for drugs, the immortal woman they'd eviscerated, a witch with a reanimated bear for a butler and a horrible doll filled with guts) travel to a troubled city that sits on the calcified organs of long-dead gods, each trying to fulfill their own desires.
The world is the definite stand-out here. Crazy things are happening at every second, but the characters think of them as normal and they're described well enough to fit into a coherent world.
Unfortunately I do feel like this book was too long. A lot of things happened that, while interesting, didn't feel like they really mattered all that much. A great many characters are introduced only to die within pages (even someone who looks like they're going to be a major character at first dies without much development) so the deaths sort of start to get a bit boring.
I did like a few of the things that happened with the city at the end, though. It's a pretty quick read so I would recommend if you don't mind buckets of guts in your books and are looking for something unique.
The world is the definite stand-out here. Crazy things are happening at every second, but the characters think of them as normal and they're described well enough to fit into a coherent world.
Unfortunately I do feel like this book was too long. A lot of things happened that, while interesting, didn't feel like they really mattered all that much. A great many characters are introduced only to die within pages (even someone who looks like they're going to be a major character at first dies without much development) so the deaths sort of start to get a bit boring.
I did like a few of the things that happened with the city at the end, though. It's a pretty quick read so I would recommend if you don't mind buckets of guts in your books and are looking for something unique.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Gore, and Transphobia
Moderate: Bullying, Cannibalism, Addiction, Blood, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, and War
Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Infertility, Stalking, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Child death
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