abhirupa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Animal death
wyllora'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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Police brutality, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Murder, Suicide, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Misogyny
caedycon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.25
Graphic: Murder and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Racism
alogalbo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence and Vomit
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
queenie_ofthe_void's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, and Racial slurs
Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, Hate crime, Mental illness, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Alcoholism, Grief, and Racial slurs
anntharai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I disagree.
It is a spooky story, sure. It’s shocking and gory, and it’s definitely unsettling, but what keeps you up at night isn’t the big bad.
It’s the haunting mechanism of sheer grief and injustice turning the world on its head.
Stomach churning in ways beyond the gore and blood, rather it’s the reflection and justifications that get you.
Phenomenally written, engrossing and haunting.
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Stalking, Gore, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Mental illness
itsheyfay'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
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, and Racial slurs
whatmeganreads's review
- 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
I did finish it, and it was enjoyable, and there were some REALLY creepy parts in it...like, seriously some of the creepiest scenes I've read in a book before (I'll never look at an elk the same), BUT....I love books I get lost in. Stories that are so immersive I forget I'm even reading, that make the rest of the outside world fade away a bit.
This was not that.
I was very conscious of my reading a book. Conscious of what page I was on and what my progression was. It was good enough to keep me going, but not so transportive that I lost myself in it. It felt a little like work.
It was still a satisfying read and I would still read another by this author - it really did have some great parts - the whole thing just didn't come together quite as strongly as I would have liked.
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder
joshine's review
- 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: Animal death and Violence
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis