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rachelkays's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I don’t know why but there was something about this that I liked. The plot was weird but I somehow really connected to the writing and I couldn’t stop reading, even at the boring parts. It was interesting to see the story of a male victim of a sexual assault/kidnapping and I feel like the book actually handled the trauma pretty well. He starts off with escapism and eventually goes towards healing through finding love and dance and I feel like it was very sweet somehow. One thing I didn’t like was the ending- I wish the book had ended somewhere around him and Juliette meeting Isabel, instead of whatever the fuck happened at the end. While I can understand the motivation I just don’t think it was necessary. There were other ways for him to come to terms with his assault and being open about it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail