regans's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia
noel_b's review against another edition
5.0
Enriquez is so good at capturing the voice of different people from different places, eras, economic classes. Even the most monstrous characters feel pathetically human.
Even the most human character carry a monstrous threat
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
angela_iseli's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, and Violence
jacob_dion's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Abandonment, Blood, Alcohol, Grief, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
jeanbpdx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Body horror, War, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement
Moderate: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm
Minor: Suicide attempt
hlouie8's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, and Torture
eleanor_nicbhatair's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
There was so much promise in this storyline and the first 1/3 was great. I was so intrigued by the horror and darkness of the plot and characters. I think it got lost somewhere in the middle and by the end I was losing interest and the ending was lackluster to the darkness of the beginning. It didn't need to be so long and by meandering the impact of the story was lost.
I will say however the author did a fabulous job with the levels of representation in this book. LGBTQIA and disability rep all throughout the book and woven so expertly into the story that the characters felt real and were well developed.
Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, and Blood
ehmannky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Mental illness, Death of parent, Body horror, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Blood
Moderate: Colonisation, Animal death, and Slavery
Minor: War, Gun violence, Cancer, and Rape
mirissab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, War, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Medical content, Alcoholism, Classism, Colonisation, Gore, Violence, and Body horror
Moderate: Homophobia, Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Bullying, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Drug use, and Medical content
kathburke'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
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Death, Drug use, Torture, Grief, Child abuse, Colonisation, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Car accident, Confinement, Classism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Genocide, Gore, Abandonment, Addiction, and Alcohol