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taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Vomit
Minor: Ableism, Miscarriage, and Racism
bridge_to_narnia's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Why?
The actual prose of the book was flowed well and was easy to read. Plus, until the last third of the book, the plot was a fairly straightforward mystery, while ignoring the ghost thing the title and summary referred too.
This is not a funny book, all the characters are irritating (which when you are killing them is probably good?), and the plot twist x3 comes out of nowhere, making their payoff feel unearned. The character developement is a full circle and the character of the protagonist is the problem.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder