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vixenreader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Despite a strange afterward, it is a rather fascinating, ambiguous novel about the perils of jealousy, teen angst, and mental illness.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Minor: Infidelity, Excrement, Medical content, Abandonment, and War
There are also instances of ageism, neglect, breaking porcelain, and slowly watching a close friend waste away.kirstiereads's review
2.0
This book gave me dark academia vibes and Girl, Interrupted vibes with the presence of a possible vampire. Our main character is 16 at a boarding school who believes this other girl could be a vampire. It’s a coming of age book that adds in the possibility of vampires. This book is quite boring, but has few eerie moments that I liked and bumped my rating to a 2 star. I may have enjoyed it more if I was younger, but probably not. I picked this up because I’m wanting more vampire books. After just reading Carmilla, I appreciated the references in this book to that story. I think the dark academia vibes were decent overall, but sadly this book just overall didn’t interest me enough and I found the characters annoying.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide
Minor: Animal death, Self harm, and Grief