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kerstynleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty
miarae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder
beccaand's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Abortion
anniepatt'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
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion
abookdork's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Murder
caoimhemia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Torture, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism
kleddy13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
battybookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I will also say, this book is written very specifically in the US and takes a lot of culture and history as a source for its plot. However, the author is not from the US and there were many random wording errors that made it rather disbelievingly placed in the US (some things felt rather obvious like how we say going to the hospital rather than being in hospital, likely could've been edited out at some point). I don't think this is the worst offense in books, but I do think that it allowed the author to sort of surface level many of the characters without giving them backing to actually make sense in the world. This is mostly a racial thing, basically every major character is a POC but it feels silly at the end when this is suddenly revealed.
Beyond all that, my favorite part was Kirby and there's a part of me that still wants more of her. I wish the book had given her more time, made her more central. It focused so intently on Harper and his murders when we already kinda had the gist there. Kirby was complex and strange and I never felt like we saw that as internally or fully as we did Harper's getting his rocks off.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Drug use, and Abortion
This book depicts multiple graphic murder events in fairly slim but clear detail. If you cannot stomach violence that includes stabbing and gore, I would recommended missing this book.petragrlpwr's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty
valjeanval'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
4.0
Also, while the time travel element is cool, the paradoxes always hurt my brain a bit. The writing was good enough that my suspension of disbelief was only strained rather than snapping.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide, Antisemitism, Outing, and Alcohol
Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, and Abortion