fromjuliereads'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
3.25
Anyways, while I was decidedly NOT a fan of the extremely grotesque descriptions, I like the characters enough to hope for more growth and might eventually read the sequels!
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Death, Vomit, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Misogyny, and Stalking
Moderate: Cannibalism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty
cepbreed's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Song:Â
- Alleyways - The NeighbourhoodÂ
Graphic: Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Stalking, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexism
shelfdelight's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
bubothereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The intrigue, the plot, the gasps. I read about 300 pages in one night up until 3:30 a.m. because I didn’t want to put it down.Â
The characters are top notch, her foreshadowing is superb, without being heavy-handed—I didn’t know what would happen, but when the reveal occurred I saw all the dominoes fall into place. Such an Agatha Christie move!!Â
The atmosphere was bone-chilling. I’d get scared and put the book down, shake it out, then pick it right back up.Â
The writing was a great style for Victorian England as well. Very believable.Â
The romance was something I shipped and felt natural. No insta-love. Very well-paced. Plus, i appreciate that Audrey Rose didn’t lose her head about him either—she questioned him and his motives. A reasonable approach to a relationship.Â
This is a 5-star read for me. I’ve not felt this jazzed about a book in a few months. Will pick up the sequel next year!
TW: the book is fairly gory, deals with murder, shows autopsies, and has some gaslighting moments.Â
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Hate crime
mybookthrone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Torture
roseamillerg'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
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship