queerreaderchaos's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Murder, Misogyny, Bullying, Gaslighting, Sexism, and Grief
Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Death
Minor: Classism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Cancer
meganders22'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Transphobia, Misogyny, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, Grief, and Gaslighting
Minor: Cursing and Body shaming
abitbetterbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This was an absolutely wild ride and I loved every minute of it. There was so many twists and turns and gorgeous writing with raw emotion, I tore through this in less than 24 hours. An absolutely perfect book for the cottage at the end of the summer. This book was a fascinating way to dive into the concepts of grief and death, while also exploring gender, misogyny, complicated social dynamics, and the simultaneous exploitation and disdain of young women and girls.
Outside of the story, the aesthetic design of this book was absolutely flawless. The cover is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen, and the honeycomb embossed endpapers are stunning. But I also loved the choices of the melting chapter titles (which matched the same warping of the title on the cover) as the book progresses and the story becomes more convoluted, as well as the multiplying flowers on the title page for each new part of the book. Even the margins on the edge of the page are small, which makes you just feel like something is slightly off while reading; I don’t know if this choice was deliberate but if it was, it was absolutely ingenious.
I will definitely be reading more from LaSala in the future!
Graphic: Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Misogyny, and Body horror
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault
wyabook234's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexism, and Homophobia
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Kidnapping, Body shaming, and Child death
imstephtacular's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Murder, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Blood, Homophobia, Grief, Violence, Transphobia, Body horror, and Bullying
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, and Sexism
thatgirlcrystal's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Death, Blood, Violence, Body horror, Cancer, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Cannibalism, Confinement, Deadnaming, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping
ashley_est1988's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Gaslighting
lilcryptid's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Gaslighting, Body shaming, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Cannibalism, and Cancer
xandraj's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Confinement, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, and Terminal illness
patchhadley's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Dysphoria, Gore, Grief, Murder, Transphobia, Classism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence