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Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

15 reviews

sunnyjreads's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Death of parent

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

I’ve been eagerly anticipating this book since the abstract was released, and boy did it deliver. Sarah Gailey has a way of communicating emotion, atmosphere, and history that is unparalleled. Their characters are complex, and they have a wonderful gift for exploring internal life through the fantastical. Just Like Home offers a moving, disturbing, cathartic analysis of love, family, morality, abuse, and the things that shape us. This is a work of unflinching, raw vulnerability, and if you can handle it then I would highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

annir's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Terminal illness, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Abandonment

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Thanks to Tor Books for the free advance copy of this book.

 - Sarah Gailey takes on the gothic thriller and adds a supernatural twist in JUST LIKE HOME, and I could not put it down.
- Gailey excels at writing unlikable, difficult women, and Vera is no exception. You'll still find yourself on her side even as the story takes darker and darker turns.
- I also loved the commentary on our society's simultaneous disgust and fascination with serial killers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail