annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Body horror, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Animal death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Injury/injury detail, and Gaslighting
Minor: Alcohol and Gore
ceaseless_watcher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Body horror and Injury/injury detail
Nice short stories! Very spooky with amazing art!obfuscatress's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Body horror, Injury/injury detail, Murder, and Blood
Minor: Death of parent, Violence, and Animal death
magicschooltokoro'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Minor: Body horror, Injury/injury detail, Gore, and Death
Come for the illustrations/artwork, quasi-retelling based off Brothers Grimm, and the creepy and foreboding atmosphere and mood. The artwork is immersive and creative (engaging text bubbles), though it reminded me of newspaper cartoons, Matilda, and Curious George. Some impactful, haunting verses, songs, refrains, also a highlight. Second and fourth stories, of a girl helping her friend con others with false medium readings and her subsequent invisible haunting seen by narrator, and the girl moving to a mansion (just married) and hears a haunting verse and finds something there. A good read for the front porch at night, watching a nearby storm or listening to the rain.saldre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Murder, Death, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Child death, and Violence
kayfacereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Medical content
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Our Neighbour's House: this one went over my head. I didn't get it at all
A Lady's Hands are Cold: I really loved the colour palette for this one, but it was pretty basic
His Face So Read: too much is left unexplained here for the story to have any real impact
My Friend Janna: this was fine, it had more explanation, but the story didn't really go anywhere interesting
The Nesting Place: the most well-rounded of the stories
Graphic: Blood, Death, Body horror, Murder, Animal death, and Gore
Moderate: Confinement, Injury/injury detail, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
Minor: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Ableism, and Alcohol