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hxlleann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
princess_marie'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Outing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Bullying and Kidnapping
hollyberry_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Outing
Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
bloomandgloom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I didn't care about any of the characters in this story, no one had enough development to make me root for them. The Cunning Man was not scary or interesting since we know nothing about him. The book would have seemed much better if there had been a local legend or a story people told young children to scare them but no one believes it. It could have done with some references of missing children on Halloween in different locations across the country or world. Overall, it just needed a little more mystery and lore to make it more believable. A family member also could have known someone that went missing to tie it together.
I am not an author so I'm not going to pretend like it would have been easy or quick to add all of that in.
Sadly, this was disappointing and not something I'd recommend as a Halloween read. I wouldn't even recommend it to someone younger because they might find it scary since there are a lot of adult topics discussed.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Outing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment