Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

3 reviews

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.75

It’s a bit of weird read but I enjoyed it! I called one twist but the other got me.

A religious lesbian cat though? Wasn’t expecting her.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cicimaee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Very well put together with an admiral attention to detail. The characters were incredibly three dimensional. I finished it in one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicide

Minor: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Lesbophobia

hillarydanielle's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

Loved the cat’s character, hilarious concept. A few hard to read scenes concerning animal death and abuse.
Would recommend for fans of I’m think of Ending Things. You will be confused as hell but you’ll keep reading on the edge of your seat to find out what’s happened, what’s going on, and what will happen next. If you haven’t read the author’s note after finishing the book I highly suggest it.

Was a bit disappointed that the big reveal surrounded a character with DID, similar to my disappointment with I’m Thinking of Ending Things. However the author did a fantastic job, I was constantly second guessing who each character really was, and was unsure if the cat and Lauren were in fact both girls, both cats, or a single entity. The way the author played with time also had me very confused and I was constantly waiting for a reveal that these things were all happening at different points in time. Especially with the mentioning of “the green boys” I was hoping for a more out-there ending. Overall some scenes were very hard to read from Olivia’s birth story to constant abuse flashbacks and the fact that Olivia was constantly starved by Ted’s neglect. The chest freezer was an absolute nightmare, the thought of boys decomposing and turning green in the attic, and the Misery imagery of broken feet. I was absolutely sucked in and while I think the author did a great job at what she set out to do, I was a bit disappointed in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Lesbophobia