lulubeth's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Bullying, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Dementia
snazzyrhombus's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
kind of hated this i'm sorry cj cooke,, the premise was really strong but i feel like it just flopped. very cringey read with a lot of painfully predictable or weird and out of place twists and turns
anyway yeah just read mexican gothic instead very similar premise but a lot better
Spoiler
like the stupid note saying 'help me' actually made me giggle. also (i'm a lesbian fyi) i feel like the queer relationships here are super forced and unrealistic,, i hate when writers/filmmakers can't decide whether to let the gays live in peace and create a homophobia-free universe or to suggest homophobia is a worrying factor and just sit somewhere in the middle, in this case where they're all worried about being found out but also don't even panic much at all when they are found out bu their friends who also turn out to be gay....? i also feel like in this era it would take a lot more to figure out you're gay but idk i wasn't around in the 50s/60s so i don't even knowanyway yeah just read mexican gothic instead very similar premise but a lot better
Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Homophobia
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