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
touchmyrobe8'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Self harm
hellokatya'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? It's complicated
4.5
i do wish that the story had been told in chronological order, but i can understand why it was told in two timelines.
i thoroughly enjoyed how ominous and claustrophobic the book felt. it was truly unnerving and addictive. it was hard to put down once i got into it.
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Pregnancy, Violence, and Self harm
Moderate: Confinement and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Grief, Abandonment, and Car accident
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
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Death, Suicide, Violence, and Animal death
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, and Child death
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
purplesky25276's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Body horror, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Blood, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Gore, Murder, Torture, and Suicide
snarkandspark'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Mental illness, Confinement, and Grief
abbie_reads_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence
leahcatching'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Animal death, Violence, Blood, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail