The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
anne_marie_samp's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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 is a hard book, dark, disturbing in a number of ways. People do dark things, some to survive, some because they can.
Not an easy read, but I do now know more about the Russo-Swedish war, the Swedish royal family, and Stockholm in the 1790s - which is enough for me to know that I am very glad not to have lived in Stockholm in the 1790s.
Good book, well told, but definitely need something lighter now.
Not an easy read, but I do now know more about the Russo-Swedish war, the Swedish royal family, and Stockholm in the 1790s - which is enough for me to know that I am very glad not to have lived in Stockholm in the 1790s.
Good book, well told, but definitely need something lighter now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, and Body horror
Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury
wendel's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-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? Yes
3.0
Extreem plastisch beschreven historische horror. De gruwelijke details blijven je achtervolgen en - net als de karakters in het boek - krijg je de neiging een stevige borrel te pakken om alle narigheid weg te spoelen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Gore, Vomit, Chronic illness, Confinement, Excrement, and Alcoholism
hanarama's review against another edition
Book at a Glance:
Multi POV
1793 Stockholm
Mystery thriller
CW: extreme body horror, extreme physical and mental abuse, medical trauma, medical content, injury detail, abelism
More extreme and bleak in its depictions of gore an human cruelty than I want to engage with. I'm not usually squeamish in regards to true crime or medical content, but I found the descriptions in this book to be very vivid. The mood of this book honestly made it hard for me want to press on. As such, I'm calling it quits.
I'm sure others will enjoy this book, but I just found it to be too much.
Multi POV
1793 Stockholm
Mystery thriller
CW: extreme body horror, extreme physical and mental abuse, medical trauma, medical content, injury detail, abelism
More extreme and bleak in its depictions of gore an human cruelty than I want to engage with. I'm not usually squeamish in regards to true crime or medical content, but I found the descriptions in this book to be very vivid. The mood of this book honestly made it hard for me want to press on. As such, I'm calling it quits.
I'm sure others will enjoy this book, but I just found it to be too much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Torture, Violence, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
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