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challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.75
This was my first book by Ms. Abbott, and the feeling I was getting is that the writing was trying to force something that wasn't true to itself. Like it was trying on a pair of pants that didn't quite fit. It was like most of the writing was pretty straightforward and then something very poetic was shoved in - "my lips maraschinoed." "The sweetness of him, the amniotic salt, the shudder that went through him." (Like girly, the _what_ salt?) It also seemed to fade after a while. Also it also felt weird that MC was so obsessed with her partner's neon-damaged hands.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Abortion, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity and Alcohol