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savvie1991's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
All the triggers! Lol don’t read this if you have any of those triggers plz. But this story is extremely good if you can get past all of it.xxjessxx's review
4.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Kidnapping
lindsayreadsandcoffeebeans's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This one is definitely very dark and not for the faint of heart. It starts off quickly throwing you into the pitch black, horrific, nightmare world of Whitlock, an "underground world" where money and status can buy the most depraved things you can (and hopefully cannot) imagine. I cannot stress enough if you're interested in reading this series and have some hard stops on certain topics that you check out TW/CWs as this book hits quite a few very uncomfortable topics.
However, if you do take the dive into the world of Whitlock, awful as it is I found myself unable to put the book down. There is murder, suspense, mystery, heartbreak, characters so vile you'll truly despise them, and others you'll find yourself cheering for in the dark recesses of your mind.
The only thing I wish there had been more of is really explaining how Whitlock came to be. It's referenced a bit and you get a very basic understanding, but in order to really understand some of the main characters more information on that would have been interesting. Though I'm a person who is always looking for the background, the "possible why" in stories, movies, etc. when these awful, traumatic events take place. In awful way this is only the first book so I'm hoping that will come later and I've seen there are a few novellas in the series too so maybe it's coming...
On that note, White Out (24690 #2) here we go.
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
dirtyhallowz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A truer quote was never attributed to a book, I swear. This falls somewhere between static white and oblivion level dark, reader discretion advised. I put off reading this for too long, and loved it. Dark books with actual plots make my soul sing. But I’m definitely going to need to bleach my brain with a romcom before hitting book 2. Fuck me. I am not ok. Send help.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Eating disorder, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
ells___'s review
4.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child death