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Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw

5 reviews

iaraya's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Murder

marsh_mall0w's review

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Rape, and Grief

bonsai_delores's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

An excellently written book, sticks with a similar narrative style as the previous book (helps prevent confusion when you pick it up after its been a while between books), great word choice too. While the type of tension and plot drive is different from the first one I found it worked to keep my attention through the whole.

Vivian Shaw built this book on a tangent conversation from the first book which is one of my favorite things an author can do because it shows the depth of thought put into the world building and a genuine care for the characters. I appreciated the follow up with all the characters I grew attached to in the first book (which is all of them!), and as a reader I feel taken care of. I also thoroughly appreciate Shaw exploring the difference between good and bad authorities/the reasons someone will continue to remain and work for a bad authority. The social dynamics of the cult as a whole were treated with respect and that’s just heartening to encounter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Classism

thejuliette's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

elektrasoph's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Rape