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keeley_reads's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder
It is based off the events at the Worlds Fair in Chicago and the murders committed by HH Holmes. The author mentions this and uses the names of people actually involved.smalika's review
adventurous
dark
sad
slow-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? No
3.0
straightforward and relatively gory for a young adult novel, which was pretty cool. i struggled to connect with Zuretta sometimes and I felt as though I was being told details instead of shown. Some characters felt like they needed more fleshing out and I would have enjoyed deeper interactions between them. i love this time period and i’m glad this story was written - overall, enjoyed reading
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Sexism
bookedandbusy's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved this book so much!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
toofondofbooks_'s review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
It's gonna be a DNF, besties. DNF @ page 104 out of 304. I tried! I fell in love with the concept and the cover, and so I tried.
This took literally 100 pages to get where it was wanting to go, but when it got there, I was too fed up and bored to care. Also, it is just so weird to frame this narrative as a murder mystery when anyone who picked this book up because they are interested in true crime (like me) already knows who HH Holmes was and what he did. It felt tedious at best. I think this author would probably do well with thrillers - adult ones, and completely fictionalized ones. However, they need to learn how to give their main character more than one personality trait.
There is also an egregious typo on page 104. If the book is set in 1893, there is no reason why I should be reading "1993" on the page. Editing matters, y'all. I feel like this book wasted 4 days of my life and put me into a reading slump. Ugh.
This took literally 100 pages to get where it was wanting to go, but when it got there, I was too fed up and bored to care. Also, it is just so weird to frame this narrative as a murder mystery when anyone who picked this book up because they are interested in true crime (like me) already knows who HH Holmes was and what he did. It felt tedious at best. I think this author would probably do well with thrillers - adult ones, and completely fictionalized ones. However, they need to learn how to give their main character more than one personality trait.
There is also an egregious typo on page 104. If the book is set in 1893, there is no reason why I should be reading "1993" on the page. Editing matters, y'all. I feel like this book wasted 4 days of my life and put me into a reading slump. Ugh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Murder
Minor: Excrement
jeanna's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Murder
spearly's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
rtc!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Grief
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