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biobeetle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy
achay91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pregnancy
embee007'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
After a slow start, there was some small sections where I was on the edge of my seat, but the rest of the book was a constant state of dread, with a cloud of foreboding hanging overhead.
"It’s a good day to die. I will fight no more forever."
I frequently couldn't decide if I wanted to read & know what happened next, risking nightmares, & the same decision at the end of the next chapter, or wait until it was morning.
"His whole life he’s been looking in the wrong places. Why should tonight be any different?"
I ultimately finished the book just after 4am, because I had to keep going at one point.
"This is all you really need, isn’t it? Just one good friend. Somebody you can be stupid with. Somebody who’ll peel you up off the ground, prop you against the wall."
I don't want to expand on the blurb & write a spoiler...you're either interested in the premise or not, I'm reviewing the horror aspect. It is gory, there is body horror, animal deaths, human deaths, it is gruesome
“We’re from where we’re from,” she says back. “Scars are part of the deal, aren’t they?”
Representation: Indigenous MCs are mostly from the Blackfeet & Crow tribes
"Wouldn’t that be the best revenge? Death is too easy. Better to make every moment of the rest of a person’s life agony."
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
sargasso_c's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
jully_bean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
cruspp_29'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Suicide, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence and Pregnancy
Minor: Drug abuse and Colonisation
emerlees's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
voxvenati'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Two things I was not really expecting going in, that there was quite a lot of: basketball and animal death - specifically
I was not a huge fan of the pacing. Front bit was good, middle dragged, end was good. Perhaps contributing to this, the early parts of the book set up like it was going to be something like four short stories tied together by this vengeful entity, but the second half of the book was not split up. It was all one story at that point.
Quite a lot of descriptions of gore, some really tense scenes, but just didn’t hit that scary vibe. Unfortunate it couldn’t hit all three points, but I did like SGJ’s style. It flowed quite naturally.
I liked the entity. I thought she was neat. I wish I had been more on her side, but I just liked some of the characters too much to agree with her.
Really solid read despite me not knowing or caring about basketball. Not scary, but a little graphic, so maybe check trigger warnings if you use them.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Gore, Racism, Violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy
flygon's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual content
nialystic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, and Suicide