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charlieknm's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, and Pregnancy
hannahmichele5's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, and Blood
imchelsi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit
grishawitchlands_75's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror and Gore
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
regaliaofchaos's review against another edition
Graphic: Gore and Medical content
katfrenn_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
vellichora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Infidelity and Death of parent
eabh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Vomit
condls27's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Pedophilia, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infertility
bloomerism's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
It’s a miracle and it’s a curse, the secrets our bodies keep. The ability to carry the invisible burden of these secrets.
I really was not expecting this werewolf book to be serving body-keeps-the-score, trauma-and-recovery realness, and yet it did. This was a very cathartic read; Harrison uses horror and the monstrous to draw parallels to femininity and various lenses of the female experience. She does not shy away from portraying ugliness and monstrosity, whether it be that of werewolves or that of humans.
There are themes of abuse (sexual and otherwise), including a scene recounted in a flashback, so take care of yourself as you read. Several parts of the book were very intense, and I had to set my book down a few times to take a breather. While I greatly enjoyed the execution of themes, the plot fumbled a bit near the end, and I predicted the plot twist from a mile away, which is why I'm rounding down to 4 stars. However, the plot twist was very enjoyable and I think it did a lot to cement the message that Harrison was trying to get across throughout the story.
Look at what the world has done to us and look at what we're doing to each other because of it.
Graphic: Child abuse and Gore