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stephanieluxton's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
3.0
The first act of this book was perfect. I was scared, intrigued, paranoid, sad, and excited to read more.
Then things just got ridiculous. I don't quite understand "the rules" for the paranormal in this book. The info dumping got pretty ridiculous. Characters made questionable choices.
It got really dark. And that's not a bad thing, necessarily. But the author made one thing happen that really pushed me over the edge and made me super uncomfortable (which I'll include in the content warnings). It isn't a splatterpunk book so while some gruesome shit goes down, it's not all in excruciating detail.
The end wasn't satisfying or particularly scary either. It just made me feel worse than I did before I read it. If you want me to ruin the ending for you, I'll tell you what happens in the content warning section.
Then things just got ridiculous. I don't quite understand "the rules" for the paranormal in this book. The info dumping got pretty ridiculous. Characters made questionable choices.
It got really dark. And that's not a bad thing, necessarily. But the author made one thing happen that really pushed me over the edge and made me super uncomfortable (which I'll include in the content warnings). It isn't a splatterpunk book so while some gruesome shit goes down, it's not all in excruciating detail.
The end wasn't satisfying or particularly scary either. It just made me feel worse than I did before I read it. If you want me to ruin the ending for you, I'll tell you what happens in the content warning section.
Moderate: Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Torture, Incest, Sexual content, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual violence
kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
book equivalent of edging without a satisfying payoffÂ
Graphic: Child abuse, Medical content, Torture, Pregnancy, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Grief, Child death, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Incest, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide
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