aravenclawlibraryx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Blood, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Body horror, and Alcohol
keegan53's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Body horror, Violence, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Sexual content, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, and Suicide
A note on the body horror:Spoiler
things that should not be made out of flesh are made out of fleshmsradiosilence's review against another edition
Graphic: Abandonment, Self harm, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Suicide attempt, Violence, Cursing, Death, and Sexual content
rickvsthebooksagenda'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, and Cancer
mosshaunt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
would i say it is incredible? no. but because of its flaws, i loved it.
sidenote: multiple major characters are confirmed to not be white in the sequel, but it is not brought up in this book at all.
Graphic: Death and Body horror
Moderate: Violence and Murder
Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Sexual content
kinddog2073's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The themes in this book felt a lot more relatable to me, regarding assimilation and especially guardedness in relationships. Hummingbird Salamander had far fewer relatable elements in it for me, perhaps aside from the paranoia of the narrator as a security researcher.
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, Gun violence, and Animal death
mossgoblins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Murder, and Body horror
savvy999's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Alcohol
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Body horror, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Cancer, Alcohol, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Blood, Infidelity, Animal death, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm
Minor: Child death and Physical abuse
Further warning for descriptions of drowning, and a very brief mention of child-on-child sexual abuse.mostawesomedan'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Violence