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spadedigsbutts's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Incest, Xenophobia, and Classism
bea_reads_books's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Sexism, and Grief
Minor: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Stalking
cathgotaknife's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
chris_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, and Stalking
frenegi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Death
Minor: Rape
river24's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Where do I even begin? This is the most beautiful, well-written book that I've ever read. The writing is magical, every single line holds so much depth and emotion. I loved every single aspect of this book!
It's dark and bloody and so, so incredible. The relationship between the two main characters had me screaming in this venomous glee. It was–for lack of a better word–gloriously fucked up. Their relationship teetered precariously over the cliffside, swaying back and forth between the firmness of the crumbling soil and the black waters below. I cannot describe with words how perfect this book was. The relationship also reminded me a lot of the relationship between Hannibal and Will in the Hannibal TV show.
This book delves into a shadowed city with a vengeance at its heart and a monster on its heels. I always adore when books explore what it means to be a monster and what it means to be human, this book did so flawlessly in a non-explicit way.
Queer horror as a genre is something I always love and always come back to, please give me recommendations if you have any !! This book was everything and is something that I'll be recommending forever–I will not be forgetting about this book anytime soon!
I always stand by the fact that magic is a metaphor for queerness and I think that the horror genre often holds its own unique spin on queerness in its bloody jaws and both of those factors I am in awe of every single time.
This is quite a short book therefore this review doesn't go into immense detail because I don't want to spoil it, but trust me this book is worth your blood, sweat, tears and more.
Some of my favourite quotes were; 'Don't you feel it, sometimes? As if the world wants to consume itself.' 'Magic is not in the brain, miss; it is in the bones.' 'Thin ice isn’t a problem for the sea; it’s a problem for the blind idiot who steps out on it.'
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol
aardwyrm'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
micheala's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
It's a weird horror novella, kind of steampunk/fantasy feeling. It's super dark and graphic, and totally out of my comfort zone.
While I didn't necessarily like the plot or the characters, I will say that it is well written. So if your a fan of horror I would definitely give it a shot. I would recommend looking up some content warnings as it has some big ones.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, and Gaslighting
inferiorwit'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence
Minor: Sexual content and Excrement
emory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Grief, and Stalking
Minor: Pedophilia and Medical content