littki'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Infertility, Self harm, Bullying, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Vomit
nicolesbookreviews's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, and Toxic relationship
charmgirl3'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, Grief, Dementia, Rape, and Self harm
The trigger warnings listed are generalizations— in which the themes are very loose in their depictions and most are not graphic (aside from the death ones). I listed them just to be safe, because although I wasn’t triggered, I can see how others might be.t_rex_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Self harm
it deals with some sensitive topics, as well as hints of depression and makes you think about your own life which can be a bit emotional if you're struggling but I highly highly recommend! such an amazing bookbluedilly'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
2.5
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Death of parent, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Dementia, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content, Animal death, Eating disorder, Gore, Self harm, and Terminal illness
Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Child death, Colonisation, and Pregnancy
almoore5's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Racial slurs
lovesit1892's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The uniqueness of the storyline itself had promise, but the writing makes the characters and their happenings flat and uninteresting.
Graphic: Blood and Dementia
Moderate: Classism, Dementia, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Child death, Racial slurs, Cancer, Child abuse, Animal death, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Self harm, and Sexual assault
semeyers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Self harm
Minor: Murder
chichio's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The character voice wasn’t strong or interesting enough to keep me really engaged throughout reading the book and that’s why it took me so long to finish it tbh.
I did really enjoy how this is really just a coming of age story, with the supernatural elements just sprinkled in to enrich the common discussions being made surrounding how 20-something-year-olds navigate life and adulthood. I just wish our narrator had more life (no pun intended) infused into her so I could adore her and her story rather than feeling like I was labouring through it all.
Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Self harm
lydiavsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Our character, Lydia was such a real vulnerable character to follow, and as a fellow artsy person who doesn't really paint much anymore, I loved the look into the art world, and it actually encouraged me to start on another painting.
I read this in two days, I found it so engaging and addictive. That said, if you're going into this hoping it'll be a dark vampire horror, you will be disappointed. It definitely reads more like contemporary/literary, with some horror elements.
The only reason this isn't a 5 star for me is I don't think it quite made a personal lasting impact for me enough to be a 5 star.
Moderate: Blood, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Eating disorder