junowo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book took me by surprise. Though I was a bit thrown off at first by the writing style, I’ve found that this is a new favorite book for me. Hunt does very well at setting the atmosphere for horror, and even when nothing is happening, I felt a genuine sense of foreboding while reading.
It’s hard to discuss this book without spoilers, and I recommend going into it knowing as little as possible. If you enjoy piecing together parts of a mystery, you will enjoy this book, because it creates its mystery masterfully. At some points I felt frustrated that I didn’t have answers, but now that I’ve finished it I think each answer came at the right time.
If you enjoy the dark style of fairytale found in Grimm stories, you will have as much fun as I did reading this.
It’s hard to discuss this book without spoilers, and I recommend going into it knowing as little as possible. If you enjoy piecing together parts of a mystery, you will enjoy this book, because it creates its mystery masterfully. At some points I felt frustrated that I didn’t have answers, but now that I’ve finished it I think each answer came at the right time.
If you enjoy the dark style of fairytale found in Grimm stories, you will have as much fun as I did reading this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Murder, Grief, Death of parent, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Sexual violence, Colonisation, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
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