bashsbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, Stalking, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Hate crime, Body horror, Grief, Gun violence, Suicide, and Torture
Moderate: Classism, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs
Minor: Vomit and Infertility
makabra's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Body horror, Suicide, and Hate crime
Moderate: Xenophobia and Alcoholism
Minor: Abortion
elkboy23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Death of parent, Suicide, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Alcohol, and Gore
Moderate: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Racism, Stalking, Police brutality, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Hate crime
Minor: Classism, Grief, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury
blacksphinx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I somehow managed to hold on through things that normally would have made me put the book down forever and it was so good. One of the most PERFECT uses of second-person I've encountered in a novel; a genius way to incorporate the slasher movie PoV-of-the-killer shots directly into the narrative. I knew it was going to be 5 stars at the ~70% mark when
Spoiler
the goddamn slasher challenges the basketball-loving final girl to a game of basketball because she wants to wreak her in a game of her favorite sport before killing her OMG.Graphic: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Suicide, Murder, Hate crime, and Racism
Moderate: Vomit, Body horror, Police brutality, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Car accident
nisquah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Body horror, Gore, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Gun violence
Moderate: Hate crime and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity
ms_sarah621'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: Death of parent, Gore, Animal death, Hate crime, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Stalking and Alcoholism
Minor: Child death and Colonisation
demon_catheter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Gore, and Classism
Moderate: Grief and Hate crime
Minor: Vomit, Stalking, and Car accident
tifftastic87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Each character's voice was unique. The story was nothing that I've ever read and it was dark as anything. I was not prepared for so much death. I'm going with a 4 only because the writing style was so hard. I found skipping to the second person for stuff in the second act (don't wanna spoil) to be really rough and kind of jarring.
I do really like how important Denorah, the fourteen-year-old daughter of one of the originally introduced characters became. I liked following the plot through characters so that it felt character driven but still moved by the plot.
I'll definitely be reading this author again.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Blood, Vomit, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Classism, Bullying, Hate crime, Sexism, and Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Drug use, and Drug abuse
ladyinverse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Suicide
Moderate: Hate crime, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Murder
outerscout'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
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: Genocide and Pregnancy
Minor: Child death