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aklovekorn's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
rochelleisreading's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Physical abuse and Alcohol
thedinosaurkid'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
4.0
It has all the good mystery traits of his previous book (7 ½ deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle) but with more paranormal-esque things.
Not my cup of tea, but still excellent!
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Infidelity, Slavery, Excrement, Alcohol, and War
pkc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism
selenatothemax's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Excrement, Vomit, and War
horationelson's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Classism
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
claresbookshelf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This was genuinely such a fun book to get through.
I knew going into it that it was going to be slightly different than Turton's first novel (The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle), but his writing style was so unique in that book that I knew that it would slip through to this novel as well. And I was right. Despite it not following the perspectives of as many characters, the narrative flowed in such a natural way that it kept the pace of the story consistent throughout.
There wasn't a single moment in this book where I felt like things were dragging or taking too long. And most importantly, I couldn't figure out the mystery. I had my suspicions on certain characters, but not clear motive or means. So when everything was explained at the end, it was a surprise and yet it all made sense.
Also, I loved the little nod to Evelyn during the explanation. Very cute touch.
To be fair, I know Turton has stated that he likes writing stand-alone novels with new characters but if he really wanted to he could use that to create a pretty cool little connected universe.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Classism
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Murder