nicoles_reading_corner'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
rory18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
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leaves them without saying goodbye.Graphic: Mental illness, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Stalking
Minor: Vomit, Cursing, Incest, Pedophilia, and Xenophobia
The "there's nothing Frank wouldn't do" and fact that there's no video footage of Frank's room with Elle in it and the general non-sexual first stages of grooming is enough to imply an adult/minor relationship with 16 year old Elle being Frank's favorite, so I'm tagging adult-minor relationship. The main character was in a puppy love relationship with one of her sisters before they grew to consider each other sisters and talks about remembering the feel of her mouth which is sort of pseudo-incestuous. Frank doesn't let the girls learn Spanish for some reason. Excessive mentions and usage of w/nd/gos for a non-Native author.bookish_hollyx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, and Death
Minor: Abandonment
baxstarjonmarie's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
The author does an especially excellent job bringing in new perspectives on body horror and general spookiness intertwined with the main character's fatness that do not denigrate or monsterize her size, but rather see her fully embody herself and her power.
I was riveted by the story, I loved how much Derry (the main) and her siblings love language and play with it. And sometimes it was so scary that I was peeking between my fingers like at the movies. Just a perfect debut novel, I cannot wait to preorder the author's next book!
Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Torture and Car accident
Minor: Cursing
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the primary content of this novel takes place within an absuive home where children are tortured through mental, emotional, and arguably physical methods eg. sensory overload.coatpocketcreature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Gore
fictionaladventures's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, and Death
morgan678'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? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Murder and Death
manicfemme'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Murder
sparklefarm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Murder
instalovewithbooks's review
- 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? No
4.0
The power that is in her too and the diversity of the other characters!! There was black rep, deaf rep and more but I am honestly drawing a blank 💀 I blame it cause it's been a long day ( I saw Rebecca Kaung!!!) Anyways read this book. It's so fucking good. Pick it up for the fat rep and the cover and stay for the amazing story!!
Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Gun violence