The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
cosmicpanda'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Pedophilia, and Excrement
c_h_arl_ie's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Body horror, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Domestic abuse
goldenluck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I will say this book is deeply disturbing, akin to A24's Midsommar. It is profoundly chilling, which is exactly what you want from a horror novel. The descriptions are graphic and take a distinct turn to the otherworldly and mystical -- do not expect hard science here.Â
Do not read if you are in a poor mental state. Please take the content warnings seriously.Â
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, and Body horror
queerreaderchaos's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Confinement, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Domestic abuse
_marjolaine_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gore, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Child abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Grief, Suicide, Self harm, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Incest and Rape
stardustvein'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Torture, Mental illness, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Grief, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Gore
Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Incest, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders
aparker89'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? It's complicated
4.25
Find yourself stuck in a loop of endless and increasingly terrifying nightmares with Luke who just wants to help save mankind... don't look to hard at the shadows, they might be looking back!
Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Fatphobia, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Incest
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pandemic/Epidemic
szyca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic
shetland_pone'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
3.0
- Clayton's hand falling off like a lizard's tail and groping Luke.
- That moment when the scientist guy described his raging boner and mentioned how even his kinky ex couldn't make him that hard.
- The hand then sprouting another 7 hands and then spider scuttling over to a keypad and opening a door.
- Pretty much everything involving the bees.
- Clayton having an Einstein poster to cover up the hole.
- Luke dragging Clayton's unconscious body through a tunnel while being chased by a giant maggot with the heads of his mother, ex-wife, and missing son.
- Toy basically being flattened by the research station and 8 miles worth of water, except slowly.
- The two dogs being fused together and sucked through a supernatural sparkly goo hole while Luke cried his eyes out.
I literally just laughed at these moments.
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence
dezaraemd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal cruelty, Death, Body horror, Gore, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Animal death, and Cursing
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Blood, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Sexual content, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Incest, and Kidnapping