juwaria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Body horror, and Blood
moonyluna's review
Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, and Gore
Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, and Blood
serenspace's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Gore, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Medical content, and Pregnancy
lydiavsbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
3.5
My favourite stories in here were Girls are Always Hungry When all the Men are Bite Sized; Birds Fell From the Sky and Each One Spoke; The Only Thing I Cant Tell You is Why; I'll Eat You Up I Love You So; Exquisite Corpse; and Sweeter Than the Tongue I Remember.
I really enjoyed the dark, reflective, quiet tone throughout the collection. In a strange, but my no means bad, way it reminded me of watching Grizzley Tales for Gruesome Kids (a kids horror show from the early 2000s).
That said, I didn't really find myself feeling compelled to keep picking it back up or keep reading. Again, this is mostly just because short story collections in general aren't really my thing, and I think the ability to make a lasting impression on me is limited when we're only with a story for a very short number of pages.
Graphic: Kidnapping and Sexual assault
Minor: Gore, Blood, Child death, and Death
doubledevour's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Pregnancy, Stalking, Kidnapping, Body horror, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Sexual assault
sofigj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Dementia, Confinement, Child death, Body shaming, Body horror, and Blood
aimsro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Body horror, Rape, and Miscarriage
tam's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death