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
andalicesays's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, Child death, Rape, Grief, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Murder, Slavery, Homophobia, Death of parent, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Death, and Body horror
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
careinthelibrary's review
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Blood, Chronic illness, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
Minor: Car accident
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
balamaqab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Racism, Mental illness, Medical content, Drug use, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Alcoholism
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
lexhayz's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Chronic illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual content
crispr_breadboard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Death, Child death, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts