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erinmichele_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Eating disorder
The doglouanimal'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? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Child death and Car accident
Minor: Infertility
mj_86's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Infertility, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Mass/school shootings
a_libraryghost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
As others have pointed out there are a lot of twists though despite this most of them are pretty predictable. There was one twist I was surprised it took so long to reveal because it seemed very obvious very quickly. Though I will say while I was right about almost everything, I was made to second guess my assumptions. The two major twists directly linked to Emma were the ones I didn’t see coming and definitely were the most compelling.
In fact, Emma in general was the best part of this story. So often when reading or watching horror you do not care whether the character lives or dies, or you might want them to die for being so stupid, but I was rooting for Emma (and Laika!) the whole time and she is really what kept me reading.
I had two big issues with the book. One was the invincibility of the characters like
Neckbeard? ✅
Fedora? ✅
Literally says “I guess nice guys do finish last”? ✅
A FUCKING KATANA?! ✅
I think Adams tried to subvert it a bit and give him some more depth but it when the nice guy line came I just had to laugh and it felt a bit like I was reading something straight on reddit.
I do agree the ending dragged on but I liked it and was pretty happy with the outcome.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Gun violence, Infertility, and Car accident
Minor: Mass/school shootings
veronikar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
kenziewol's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Child death and Car accident
delilahlovett's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Car accident
crabcake28's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Grief
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Infertility, Mass/school shootings, and Stalking
miasarice's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Confinement and Kidnapping
Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Infertility, and Car accident
eurydicesforgiveness's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Infertility, Vomit, Grief, and Car accident