honeymoonleo's review
1.0
Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
auggiebug's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Murder, Misogyny, Infertility, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Pedophilia, Stalking, and Suicide attempt
this book is HEAVY! don't read without checking the trigger warnings first!lesere's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Pedophilia, Self harm, Rape, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization
islesbiyana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
“A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort.”
utterly nauseating. intimately triggering. deeply, deeply troubled.
overall rating — 2.75 stars
trigger/content warnings — self-harm, child abuse (emotional & verbal), rape & sexual assault (referenced with details), ephebophilia, provocative descriptions on the appearances of minors, alcoholism, murder, psychiatric hospitalisation, animal cruelty, occasional fatphobia, graphic desc. of corpses, drug use, mentioned suicide, extremely strained and toxic mother/daughter dynamic
“I just think some women aren't made to be mothers. And some women aren't made to be daughters.”
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Gore, Self harm, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Rape
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, and Suicide
suneaters's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Blood, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Murder
mehezz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Self harm, Vomit, and Child abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Mental illness, Bullying, and Sexual content
maregred's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Murder, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, and Self harm
Moderate: Addiction, Classism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Rape, Dysphoria, and Body horror
Minor: Mental illness, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
rebeccajben's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Torture
rosemaryslibrarian's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault
qi_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
what really kept me going was the protagonist and the weird shit she was dealing with rather than finding out 'who done it' since i had pretty much worked that out. very dark and grimy but was kinda underwhelmed...
also, i love how weirdly feminist this was. like it was but it wasn't...
Spoiler
equality because women can also be murderous and shittyGraphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Alcohol