The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
uggy90's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Rape, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent
go2hellstephanie's review
- 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? Yes
3.0
My main issue is just that I think the book is too long. The later parts were intriguing, but felt slow, and I'm not sure if it would be improved if the tension was sustained throughout the whole book. I think there were a lot of plateaus. Some really good, tense moments, but mostly just kind of a horror book.
Not bad, but not my favorite. I'd probably read it again.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Rape
readwithbells's review against another edition
2.0
There’s also a particular line that really rubbed me the wrong way where Stephanie feels herself getting turned on listening to these other girls, like really??Â
Stephanie starts off as a person with agency but by the end of the story, her own thoughts are on repeat just like the ghosts and it’s exhausting. The entire second part of the book was superfluous and ultimately pretty boring. This is a story I was wary of a man writing, and while I can acknowledge the research that went into this, I would much rather have read a perspective that didn’t turn our main character into a screaming mess reminiscent of pulpy horror for over half the book.Â
Look it did scare me. And absolutely bummed me out. But this book would have been a lot better had we cut the last two hundred pages. If I had stopped reading right before part 2, I genuinely think I would have been satisfied with a 4ish star for the book.Â
Update: upon considering for a few days, the resolution and the removal of responsibility from the human monsters makes this book unrecommendable to me. It scared me, but the scares aren’t worth the rest. Reduced from 2.75 to 2 stars.Â
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Violence
emcfeely's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Trafficking and Rape
franticfreya's review against another edition
2.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Body horror, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape
griker's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
raen99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, Gore, Trafficking, Violence, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping
vanmeers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Maybe I am just tired of the repeated violence towards women, the hint of 'if you don't comply, you'll be assaulted', and how men generally write women. It was my least favourite part of the book, and let's be real it was also the majority of the book. I do, however, wanna give credit to the author for writing hauntingly descriptive details on the deceased and their ghosts. It was intense to read at several times, and I think the book was at its strongest in the those parts - it was especially the last 100 or so pages that was the most captivating in how tense they could make you feel.Â
Moderate: Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, and Death
louisegraveyard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Misogyny, Trafficking, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Stalking, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Gore
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs
varo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Moderate: Sexism, Rape, Trafficking, and Murder
Minor: Suicidal thoughts