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collinsd's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Minor: Dementia, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Is lying a content warning? because by golly this book is filled with lies, people pretending to be other people, lying for no reason and people lying and saying this is a good book. The book is well written and the setting is great but jesus christ there's so many descriptions of fishing and farming and mythology and a fuck ton of characters that quite frankly weren't needed. All I can say is poor Robert, yes you did some questionable things, yes you didn't get along with anyone but that's not a crime. Also fuck Charlie with my whole heart, bro just kept lying and gaslighting and gatekeeping and just being an all around menace and for what, he doesn't deserve peace he deserves to suffer. This was such a slog to read.zosiablue's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Ohhh this was lovely. Atmospheric, rainy, Scottish, small islander town, mythology, mystery, murder!, romance with a farmer. There's one scene that's going to stick with me forever, where a character makes a devastating choice and changes their mind too late to reverse it. My biggest fear. Part of the twist at the end you kinda gotta go LA LA LA to pretend it isn't SUPER weird but I was able to la la la successfully. Epic and pretty and heartbreaking.
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Minor: Stalking
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