tinkithesquirelll's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Death, Cursing, Stalking, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Murder, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual violence, Gore, Grief, Addiction, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Car accident, Drug use, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Sexual assault
jaide_monroe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The characters were deeply unlikeable and not in a Gillian Flynn way. Claire’s racist and sides with a rapist over her sister; Lydia’s just plain old dumb. Oh and FAT! Slaughter won’t let you forget that Lydia’s the fattest person on earth. Just an obese beast.
Are you fucking serious?
Mention it once, maybe twice, but stop making it seem like she’s the scum of the earth because she’s not a twig. At times, it felt like Slaughter was making Lydia out to be worse than the snuff porn.
If all of these characters were thrown into a burning pit, I’d feel nothing but relief.
Also, it’s really hard to believe that this snobby white housewife turns into a vigilante at the end and kills the POS she fell in love with.
Fuck this book. I’m counting it as read even though I skipped to the last couple of chapters and skimmed it. I hope Slaughter’s other books are nothing like this.
Moderate: Fatphobia and Racism
aaronreadsatad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Sexism, Blood, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Kidnapping, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Child death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse
asophia1014's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Sexual violence, Rape, and Gore
Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Excrement, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug use
lesemaus2303's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Body horror, Torture, Drug use, Sexual assault, Violence, Physical abuse, and Addiction
gustavwind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Drug use, Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Self harm, Car accident, and Fatphobia
marigoldgem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Addiction, Drug use, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
luinthezu'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
2.5
Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, and Torture
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
wends_nblw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
It went beyond my expectations, and I was so pleased when my predictions were wrong. The closer to the end, the better it got. So good! Would highly recommend this. <333
Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fatphobia
Minor: Infidelity
gretchenmiller's review
2.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Rape, and Sexual violence