bergha1998's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Murder Mystery, Slightly Fantastical, Lots of Violence/Murders
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Blood, Drug use, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Child death, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Torture
Minor: Sexual assault and Rape
bookhoarder2022's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Self harm, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Stalking, Addiction, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Infidelity, Drug abuse, and Grief
starlitpage'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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Suicide, Alcohol, Murder, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Torture, Sexual violence, Self harm, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Medical content, Bullying, and Rape
rensach'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
4.75
Graphic: Suicide and Murder
Minor: Drug abuse
ciwanski's review
- 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
4.0
This was the perfect moody read to start autumn off with; rainy days, dark forests, decrepit manors, 1920s aesthetic, I was immediately immersed into the grungy feel of this book.
I will admit that I’m a little let down by the ending. I’m not sure what I’m let down by, but I feel a sense of wanting more. Again, the mystery aspect was wonderful, but it’s the world building around it that I think I’m a bit put out by. Questions about how the in-book “real world” functions that are never really answered.
Graphic: Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Alcohol, Gore, Murder, Violence, and Torture
throwback682'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
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Suicide, Body shaming, Murder, Child death, Confinement, Death, and Fatphobia
Oh my God the fatphobia about Ravenscourt was BEYOND EGREGIOUS. I almost DNF’d over it. I wish the author would put out a revised edition without all that garbage. He explained the experience of suddenlySpoiler
being in an elderly body well and without denigrating elderly people. He could’ve easily done the same with a fat body.cheye13'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
2.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Medical content, Stalking, Grief, and Gun violence
Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, Addiction, and Drug abuse
the fatphobia is egregious; it's my reading that it's internalized fatphobia, as it's contained to the chapters in which the main character inhabits the fat persona, intended to exemplify the effect the different hosts' personalities have on the main character, but is still very tactlessly written, and is sustained through a significant portion of the book.lori_j's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Child death, and Alcohol
oz2021's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Child death
lizsurber's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Suicide, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Gaslighting, Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Confinement, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Grief, Medical content, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Sexual assault