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eilif_has_no_gender'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
I was also going to give it three stars but then I remembered how often I went back to the book and how interested I was in the book. So it good five stars.
If you like books about murder read this one.
Graphic: Child death, Deadnaming, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, and Stalking
pyrettablaze23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse
keeley_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder
It is based off the events at the Worlds Fair in Chicago and the murders committed by HH Holmes. The author mentions this and uses the names of people actually involved.smalika's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Sexism
callsignsongbird'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? N/A
4.0
Minor: Murder
bookedandbusy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
fictionaladventures's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury
raven_rainbow_crew's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Blood and Murder
bookwolftams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
This took literally 100 pages to get where it was wanting to go, but when it got there, I was too fed up and bored to care. Also, it is just so weird to frame this narrative as a murder mystery when anyone who picked this book up because they are interested in true crime (like me) already knows who HH Holmes was and what he did. It felt tedious at best. I think this author would probably do well with thrillers - adult ones, and completely fictionalized ones. However, they need to learn how to give their main character more than one personality trait.
There is also an egregious typo on page 104. If the book is set in 1893, there is no reason why I should be reading "1993" on the page. Editing matters, y'all. I feel like this book wasted 4 days of my life and put me into a reading slump. Ugh.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Murder
Minor: Excrement