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inamerata's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
4.5
The only me is me, are you sure the only you is you?
Legit, a lot of fun. I enjoyed the messy characters and their batshit power plays for control -- both Tasmin/Lachlan, and Tasmin/Prime. The way Tasmin's growing paranoia mirrors the city/her basement's physical descent was great, and just all the ways lies/truth/control/sense of self are explored. There were soo many good conversations and I loved the title's source.
The ending was somewhat abrupt and I was left with some questions, although leaving them unanswered feels appropriate. Overall, a fun read, especially with the bestie.
Legit, a lot of fun. I enjoyed the messy characters and their batshit power plays for control -- both Tasmin/Lachlan, and Tasmin/Prime. The way Tasmin's growing paranoia mirrors the city/her basement's physical descent was great, and just all the ways lies/truth/control/sense of self are explored. There were soo many good conversations and I loved the title's source.
The ending was somewhat abrupt and I was left with some questions, although leaving them unanswered feels appropriate. Overall, a fun read, especially with the bestie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Gore and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts
Characters experience memory loss, sometimes worsened by gaslighting. A character has agoraphobia and has panic attacks. A character loses an eye and the injury is described in some detail. There is amateur "surgery" donesarah984's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This took everything I liked about The Luminous Dead and dialled it up to eleven. Claustrophobic, tense, ambiguous, and the characters are great. It dragged a little bit about halfway through, but the ending was worth it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Medical content, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Gore, Blood, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
jessereadsthings's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts
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