acg2285's review
2.0
Graphic: Death, Dysphoria, Animal death, Murder, Sexual violence, Ableism, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Fatphobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, and Cursing
eatingbrains's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
The writing was quite well done, kind of a bit of mixed media with the journal entries, chat logs, transcripts, poetry, and radio show vibes. The first three victims were well fleshed out and their trauma was ever present and horrifying. The later ones felt more superficial though I'm not really sure why. There were also quite a few questions that were raised in the plot that were never answered that made it feel a bit rushed.
I do think this is a good book that has a lot of value in representing sexual assault as a whole and especially in male victims. However, with all that in mind, I don't feel like I was the intended audience because I don't generally like to read books about rape. I suppose I didn't expect it to be quite so graphic about it.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Body horror, and Torture
Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
alisonfaith426's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Torture
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Transphobia
slaylormars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Transphobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Self harm, and Torture
Minor: Stalking, Suicide, Gore, and Suicide attempt
samagra's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, Gore, and Suicide
triple_m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
The author did a really good job of changing the voice for each perspective she wrote from. I think they all sounded very different and unique from one another.
It’s missing a little bit of oomf for me to give it a full five-stars.
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Rape
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Cancer
katebrownreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Torture, Body horror, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
Minor: Deadnaming and Transphobia
autumnwhite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Cancer, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Rape, Self harm, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness
mermaidsherbet's review
- 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: Rape, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Pedophilia, Animal death, Kidnapping, Torture, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Bullying, Gore, and Medical content
Minor: Stalking, Sexual content, Cursing, Cancer, Suicide, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Transphobia, Sexism, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Murder, and Deadnaming
literaryliaisons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Deadnaming, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Child abuse, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Self harm, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Transphobia, Animal death, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Sexual content