dalmavatai's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The first story/title story in this collection was amazing, so trippy and exciting and twisty. Unfortunately, I had very high expectations for the rest of the stories and I was very disappointed. The concepts/ideas were really interesting but the plot didn't really end up going anywhere, there were no shocking moments whatsoever. They felt more like slice-of-life kind of stories which is fine, but I think the first story doesn't set the reader's expectations right and is not really indicative of the tonality of the rest in the collection. Hope this author has more stories like the first one because I really enjoyed that one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Violence
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