bluberrybooks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Death of parent and Pedophilia
ramalam98's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
This is such an interesting book full of love, grief, existentialism, and humanity.
There was a point around the 75% mark where it lost me slightly but I did end up really liking the ending after that.
A really quick read but it’s left me with a lot to think about.
There was a point around the 75% mark where it lost me slightly but I did end up really liking the ending after that.
A really quick read but it’s left me with a lot to think about.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death and Suicide
Minor: Gun violence and Death of parent
mosshaunt's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
loved the worldbuilding, but a lot of the plot felt like it could've been condensed down into a short story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Grief
Moderate: Racism and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Transphobia, Sexual content, and Suicide
loandbeholdx's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I decided to read this for the #TransReadAthon as the main protagonist is a transgendered woman. It follows the story of Trina, who lives in a world that has been invaded by The Seep. Trina has a hard time accepting the surrealism of this new life, and this book follows her journey through grief, addiction, anger, and alienation. It is bizarre, but metaphorical represents the way in which humans try to erase the bad emotions, forget about them, and only live in euphoria. It's a really quick read, but it will really move you in a strange yet satisfying way.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide and Gun violence
wngwendy's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
intriguing and an enjoyable read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Alcohol and Suicide
sylvia_bees's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Drug use, Death, and Alcohol
booksthatburn's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
THE SEEP is about pain, loss, grief, and the necessity of leaving space for sadness. The MC is trying to process her personal grief in a world which continually blunts the edges of pain and often totally erases sadness via the aliens which infect them. She fights to keep the messy parts of herself and doesn't understand why almost everyone else is content to lose that roughness. Her journey has a lot of messy stages which I don't want to spoil because part of the point of the story is that living through the moments without knowing how it'll end or if everything will be okay is important, and everyone needs the space to decide what they want, the freedom to make bad choices and learn from them.
Most of this book is aftercare and processing loss, and after reading it I feel sad but okay. It's a good kind of sad, and I really like the emotional arc of the book.
Most of this book is aftercare and processing loss, and after reading it I feel sad but okay. It's a good kind of sad, and I really like the emotional arc of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Alcoholism and Death
Minor: Racism and Suicide
CW for racism, alcoholism, depression, mental illness, suicide (not depicted), major character death death.
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