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amaranth_wytch's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Sexism, Vomit, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
allisonsmith120's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual assault and Vomit
themoodreader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
house_of_hannah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I went into this without reading the description, so everything was a surprise for me. Despite the page count this is actually a pretty quick read. The font is quite large, so I was flying through the pages. The pacing was weirder though; it simultaneously felt fast and slow. It's one of those where it feels like there's always something happening, but also not at the same time. It's hard to describe.
Who needs enemies when you have these people as friends ? My god, everyone was the absolute worst friend in this book. What awful people ! It felt like the characters in this club were trying to force themselves together even though they only had one common interest. We also never really got to see who they were outside of the club, so it just seemed like everyone was being miserable the whole time.
I did really enjoy the horror references ! I think there was only one that went over my head as I had not seen the movie before. Usually books only reference horror classics, so it was neat to actually see some very modern movies represented. I did find it unbelievable though that that many people in the same grade were obsessed with horror and had seen every movie. I would have jumped on a group like that in a second if it existed when I was in high school though.
I did end up being quite engrossed in this book. It made me feel anxiety as to what was going to happen next, and it raised my heart rate a few times. However, the plot is predictable, none of the characters are likable, and I wasn't a fan of the ending. I closed this book thinking about how dumb the Mary Shelley Club actually is, and how their whole concept is actually quite disrespectful to the horror genre rather than embracing it. However, in the end, it does keep with the theme: people are the true monsters.
Graphic: Death and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Blood, and Gaslighting
Minor: Suicide and Vomit
aformeracceleratedreader'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
5.0
If you like seeing rich kids getting spooked and the token middle class/lower class kids being thrown in the mix, this is for you. Semi-reminiscent of Ace of Spades in that respect where there is a middle-class main character experiencing some scary/tramautizing stuff while in a school full of rich kids. It also does switch POVs once in awhile but the main POV is from Rachel
The ending is also kind of open and leaves room for potential sequels which I wouldn't hate because I still have SO MANY questions
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Classism
decklededgess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book was absolutely phenomenal. This is a standard horror movie with all the classic horror tropes but it draws inspiration from Mary Shelley's life and her writing retreat with Lord Byron and the crew when she came up with Frankenstein.
The thriller/horror components were so well done and the audiobook really enhanced the atmospheric tension of the story. I was on the edge of my seat listening to this and was absolutely flabbergasted by some of the things that happened.
Incredible stuff.
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
lyfrassirwalen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Vomit
sidbookreviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Full review to come on my blog!
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit