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simplyammee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia, Cannibalism, and Lesbophobia
bigkidbookworm's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
lizgriffinwords's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Although the writing style is lyrical and poignant and visceral, the quantity of triggering material outweighed my enjoyment of the book. Perhaps the intent was to give women a revenge fantasy, and I understand the appeal… but framing it in a world that is so horrible to women just made reading it somewhat of a slog because horrific things continued happening to Amity/Rage and the other protagonists for so much of the book.
Specifically, content includes religious/patriarchal cult trauma, attempted rape, implied past rape, frequent physical abuse, gaslighting, explicit violence/gore/body horror, and death.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence
Minor: Confinement and Sexual content
leahrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
Enjoyment: ⭐⭐⭐
Start: ⭐⭐⭐
Characters: ⭐⭐⭐
Atmosphere: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Plot: ⭐⭐⭐.5
Ending: ⭐⭐⭐.5
Style: ⭐⭐⭐
What I liked
First, thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC!
Thematically, this story is so smart. I really liked the conversations it was bringing about and the themes it explored. Well done. The horror was perfect for YA. Creepy, a bit gory, but still tame enough that I think folks who don't love horror will still enjoy it. Also I'm always down for a Sapphic story! Unfortunately, outside of that, not much worked for me.
I don't mind slower paced stories usually but the first 50% of this was a slog to get through. The second half got better for about 70 pages but then the end fell apart again for me.
I felt like a lot of this was disjointed, specifically the main character and how she changes. It felt really slow and then incredibly sudden.
This is definitely going to be a favorite for a lot of folks, and I'm very interested in seeing what Legrand writes next.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence