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thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Stalking, Grief, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Medical content, Car accident, Body horror, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child death, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Alcohol, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Vomit
blackthornfaery's review
- 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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Alcohol and Vomit
two instances of cruelty towards cats leading to cat deathallisonsmith120's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Animal death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Stalking and Vomit
concon95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
bookish_paws's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Death, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Violence and Stalking
marlellow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Animal death, and Blood
sophieamreacher'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? It's complicated
4.0
Only thing I wished more of was more scene building to really bring the gothic horror of the house together.
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Vomit, Blood, Violence, and Sexual content
nrogers_1030'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
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, and Death of parent
Moderate: Classism and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Stalking and Vomit
enchantressreads'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
4.0
All the Dead Lie Down is the gothic haunting story I didn’t know I was missing.
Marin Blythe has recently lost her mother, the only person she really had. After living a life of constantly moving, she has the chance to settle down at Lovelace House in coastal Maine, owned by Alice Lovelace, an acclaimed horror author. Alice is not some random woman, however; Marin’s mother Cordelia and Alice actually grew up together. Marin, anxious to a fault, tries to use this to keep a connection to her mother.
Alice’s two youngest girls, Wren and Thea, keep Marin on her toes with seemingly harmless pranks. Soon, the eldest daughter, Evie, comes home, and things move more into scary territory. Not only does the house seem haunted, but the very land itself. Marin sees some things she can’t explain, and doesn’t want to explain. As she grows closer to Evie, Marin has to face her fears in order to stay with this ethereal girl she’s grown fond of.
I originally requested this book because of the cover, but as soon as I read it was being marketed as similar to The Haunting of Bly Manor, I knew I would enjoy it. I didn’t realize it was YA at first, and while I have no issue with YA, I feel it could have gone a little further had it been adult. It still doesn’t shy from the horror, though. Be aware, this book contains a lot of animal death. If you’re squeamish, I would maybe sit this one out.
Thank you to NetGalley and Katherine Tegen Books for the chance to read this advanced review copy. I look forward to reading more Kyrie McCauley in the future.
CW for death, animal death, animal cruelty, death of parent, blood, gore, body horror, panic attacks, mental illness/anxiety, stalking, and emotional abuse
Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Animal death, and Gore
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent
Minor: Stalking and Emotional abuse