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bethanyjadereads'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
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Incest
nicolecoyle'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
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Excrement, and Death of parent
janachigo'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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
atheca_'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
3.5
It becomes a typical revenge slasher towards the end but the true horror of this book is that kids face similar abuse everyday.
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping
hisdarkmaterials's review against another edition
2.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
alexis_hammer24'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
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
bybookandbone'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? It's complicated
1.5
It's not that I don't find the circumstances or actions within the book unbelievable, I don't find that the characters themselves are believable. They just perform very violent depraved acts out of almost no where. Ashley is difficult due to
Why is Calvin's b-plot in this? Not only is it not really resolved but it also isn't believable in that short a time span. I thought there would be a sort of 'damage done to the non-abused child', which sort of happens but just isn't written well.
The ending is also very poorly thought out. People don't just do those things, even when they've been abused.
Honestly, this is just torture porn.
Very violent stories can be done well but the violence isn't meant to be the story. It should just part of it.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Incest and Sexual content
Minor: Misogyny