sonygaystation's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcohol and Gun violence
Minor: Racism, Addiction, Colonisation, and Sexual content
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
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
sugarplumpfairy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Vomit, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Gun violence
matcha_cat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Suicide, Violence, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror and Animal death
Minor: Sexual content and Alcoholism
writerkit's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Blood, Death, Body horror, Pregnancy, and Racism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Vomit, Miscarriage, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual content, and Genocide
drjoeby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Animal death, and Violence
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Racism, and Sexual content
kstericker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Suicide, Racism, and Miscarriage
Minor: Sexual content
reddeddy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Animal death, Body horror, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Grief, Suicide, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Stalking, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Police brutality
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
breadwitchery'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
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Racism
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol