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Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

42 reviews

sadgirlsidney's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Although I did guess certain information before it was confirmed this was still a very fun book. And definitely relatable to those of us that are black sheeps in our own family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

jillaay_h's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

rebelkel's review against another edition

dark hopeful medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gore

mmccombs's review

dark medium-paced

3.5

Liked the vibes and the story, but the writing was mostly just okay! I don’t think I ever nailed down the tone of this book, sometimes it felt kind of silly and campy, other times it felt more like a serious horror novel.

I think the devil being someone’s dad is just a kind of funny idea, which may have been the point, but I never quite took the Satanism seriously because like… Satan is your dad?!

I wish the characters had been fleshed out a bit more, but I appreciated the final girl vibes and the dysfunctional family aspect. This probably won’t be one that sticks with me, but it was fun enough to read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

kirtreads's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I am still not 100% sure how I feel about this book a couple weeks later. It started off so strong, and I really liked it. Then we had a plot twist and the plot kind of stalled for a bit. Then it got going again and we had another plot twist that I didn't love. It was hard to imagine that this character was the "chosen one" in a cult and knew as little as she did. It was hard for me to believe. 

I really like Rachel Harrison's writing and I think that she creates great characters, and unique settings for her novels. I think how she takes expected tropes and turns them on their head, I just don't think that this one landed for me. The writing was solid, the characters were all unique and brought something to the table, I just didn't love the second half. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder

tommelisesofia's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

animarret2boog's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

imandubose's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, and Blood

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

The middle section after the first major event of the book is a bit clumsy in structure, but this book is still a hell of a fun ride with sardonic wit, great horror, and a great reminder that you can break toxic familial cycles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Be warned that this book deals with familial dysfunction, estranged relationships between mother and daughter, Satanism, cults, PTSD from familial trauma, bad work environments, the nature versus nurture argument, and descriptions of hellfire and brimstone.

katlinstirling_reads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Bit strange, I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it. Felt a bit predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail