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knitwitalex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
macncheese_pdf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, and Murder
directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, Blood, and Medical content
Moderate: Murder
jesikakaley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol
judassilver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Infidelity, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Sexual content
clarke's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Abandonment
aleareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I picked it up because I was feeling in a slump and needed something to get myself in the fall mood, and it did just that. It’s a quick read perfect for fans of horror movies! The first person perspective was very well done! I do wish the ending was a little more fleshed out, but I understand how the slightly abrupt ending adds to the overall effect.
Read this if you enjoy:
🎥 horror movies
👹 possession stories
🙍♀️ first person POV
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Violence and Murder
Minor: Homophobia
itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Vomit
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Homophobia, and Murder
Minor: Addiction and Excrement
hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The choices… incomprehensible.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Child abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Outing, and Classism
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- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Make no mistake. Come Closer is a smart and forward-thinking novel that is tragic, thrilling, and surprisingly feminist, and I enjoyed the ride. Even with references to things that were common in 2003 that seem anachronistic now, I liked the pacing, the worldbuilding, and the complicated nature of Amanda, the woman who is either possessed or rapidly losing her grip on reality. Each of the main characters is complex and imperfect, and that's a nice change from the idealized characters a lot of the horror novels I've read this year tend to feature. Amanda felt relatable despite her frustrating decision-making process. She could be someone that you grab a beer with on a Friday night, or
The "big bad" is hard to hate, because she brings a new vitality to Amanda's comfortable-yet-one-dimensional existence that she otherwise would have experienced. This is good in some ways, but catastrophic in others, especially when Amanda absolutely refuses to communicate about what's happening to her.
If you like strong female leads, examinations of mental health, imperfect characters, and an antagonist who may have a point, then Come Closer is definitely for you.
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder