jessthanthree's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Murder, Ableism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Death of parent
Minor: Classism, Animal cruelty, and Racial slurs
blewballoon's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- 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
3.0
There is a lot of unpleasantness in this story. Most of the characters are terrible people, the atmosphere is bleak, and there's a sense of isolation for the main character as she deals with a lot of difficulties alone. I did like her, she's smart and she fights back as hard as she can when faced with any kind of attack, mental or physical. If it weren't for her strength of spirit, the book would have been rough to get through. I didn't care for the romance, though. Overall, not as appealing as Rebecca but it does build a strong sense of atmosphere and the prose is well done. Bit of unfortunate implication for the albino person to be evil, even with the main character trying to remind herself not to be creeped out by his appearance before he's revealed as the villain
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal cruelty
below_average_baker's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
It managed to be a gripping story while also making me hate every single character. Quite impressive really
Graphic: Violence and Kidnapping
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism
Minor: Animal cruelty
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