lindsaylhunter'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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Injury/injury detail and Self harm
metanoialaxy'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? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Death, Injury/injury detail, Gore, Eating disorder, Blood, Body horror, and Addiction
olijordan'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
3.5
I’ll admit I have absolutely no idea what was happening half the time or if certain things were meant to mean something in particular. But the writing was still succinct it was more the symbolism of it that I don’t think I totally understood
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Blood, Animal death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
riffmonkey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
5.0
This is definitely not a book you want to read when you are having any sort of hallucination-ish symptoms of any kind. I learned that the hard way and put it away immediately. It definitely makes you think you are going insane. But I fucking love that.
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Self harm
avciera7'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
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Death of parent and Self harm
liv_jones'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
5.0
The setting of Warren University is the perfect backdrop for a story like this, and Awad gives an excellent description of a seemingly picturesque facade that is much more sinister after a closer look - a concept that many students at prestigious universities understand all too well! Samantha is not meant to be particularly likeable, and I like that her pretentious, holier-than-thou mindset is called out in a way that also calls out every “I’m not like other girls” main character ever. The ending seemed to come out of absolutely nowhere but there are clever elements of foreshadowing throughout that make sense only when the pieces are put together at the end.
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Blood, Gore, Self harm, Drug use, Injury/injury detail, Murder, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Car accident and Sexual content
dancingwithourhandstied'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
3.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship and Animal death
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Vomit, Body shaming, Sexual content, and Stalking
sjxa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
These are all things its own characters might say about it in one of the many truthy episodes of creative writing workshops at uni, which punctuate the text with “real life”.
Spoiler
I found the turning of animals into people was written with an enjoyable lack of clarity; not so much that any absolutely necissary elements are lost, but enough that we are caught up in the same fog as Samantha to the extent that the plot is believable enough. The moment when Ava is revealed to be a swan is so gorgeously ambiguous, and the killing of Max back to his stag form has a satisfying bite of clarity to it, the two compliment eachother like salty and sweet.If Bunny falls short anywhere, it’s the plainer, *not like other girls, dead parents* features of Samantha’s [the narrator] character - which are especially noticable in the early portions of the book where the magic of the plot has not yet taken off. It could also have been more explicitly diverse, I imagined certain characters as non-white but I don’t remember any descriptions of skintone besides the pink-white of the Bunnies. If the whiteness of other characters were relevant it might have been hilighted more carefully, so, since it wasn’t, readers may fill in the blanks.
Anyway, it was gross and animal and gorgeous and sparkly and exciting in the best way.
Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault
lokes'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Drug use, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Murder, Drug abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Car accident, Medical trauma, Self harm, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Rape, Stalking, Bullying, and Kidnapping
goddessbee'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
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Toxic friendship, Violence, Drug use, and Animal death
Moderate: Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Injury/injury detail