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kaneebli's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, and Vomit
madmadmaddymad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The second half was completely off the rails. Bonkers. Very fun and unexpected horror. Resident Evil Village vibes. I wish that villain had been around for more of it, she was great!
Definitely not what I was expecting, but definitely a worthwhile read.
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Classism
judassilver's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent
jkpiowa'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Body horror and Gore
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
spines's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.5
spooky and grim, a fun romp. starts out more eerie and gothic (think haunting of hill house or yellow wallpaper) but ends action-packed and intense (think until dawn)
lots of questions were left unanswered which is a bit unsatisfying but also it makes sense for there to be no answer so I'm not going to lose sleep over it.
dorran is a fairly chill guy, a bit awkward, a bit ominous at first, but overall more of a woobie than anything. clare has final girl energy but her execution doesn't always hit the mark. they were a fun pair to read about and their relationship developed really realistically (though it wasn't very exciting)
it was a good book so I'm probably going to read the next one in the series at some point, but I'm not necessarily hooked enough to start reading it right now
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse and Car accident
Minor: Confinement, Vomit, and Murder
manicpixl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Do yourself a favor, and stop reading about a page before the start of chapter 33, and just imagine your own solution to the story.
Until then it was probably a 3.5, might have even been a 4 star read for me, depending on the ending. There were only a few writing choices that were bugging me, but all in all the book did well at holding my attention and building an adequate amount of tension.
I love the premise of combining the hinting at an apocalypse and the gothic, possibly haunted house story, marrying two of my favorite things in horror!
The additional story threads of the hostile weather and a "complicated" family history are also themes that I enjoy immensely.
And overall, I found it was quite well done, keeping you guessing what was really going on without being too annoying at that.
Until the end!
The author chose to connect the story threads in the most ridiculous way imaginable! Every possible tension and horror exited the stage left to make way for pure laughableness (is that a word?).
And then to think that she can create an engaging cliff-hanger
Have I mentioned that I am mad?
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Child death
tori_gwynn'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? No
5.0
Minor: Child abuse