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mckensi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Excrement, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Animal death, Vomit, Confinement, Death of parent, Suicide, Body horror, Mental illness, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
near's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Blood, Violence, Death, and Suicide
emilyceratops's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Murder, Confinement, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide
Moderate: Vomit, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Torture
kirstenpod_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Death, Animal death, Confinement, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Child death, Vomit, and Death of parent
dev921's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Pregnancy, Animal death, Excrement, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Excrement, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, and Alcohol
asourceoffiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
From the very beginning we are drip-fed a mystery which is never explained or solved. It's a seemingly outlandish scenario which results in clusters of survivors who must stay indoors and forever hide their eyes from what lurks outside. There's a faint sense of the ridiculous, but the fear that gripped the characters, of what cannot be seen or known, was enough to completely engross me. Add to that a desperate, isolated mother raising her children to be constantly afraid and never look outside, and I just could not put it down.
The writing is incredibly clever. With my eyes wide open I felt completely exposed while reading, and the tension that builds slowly throughout the book became a physical sensation for me by the end. I finished the book with clenched fists; every horror that Malorie experiences, she does so through her other senses. What she cannot see she must assume, and the cause of it all remains unknowable. I absolutely loved it.
Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Suicide, Child abuse, Murder, Gore, and Child death
katyannreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, Murder, and Self harm
chezler24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Mental illness, Self harm, Murder, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, and Gore
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Blood
Minor: Grief
viireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Death, Pregnancy, Stalking, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting