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valjeanval's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
thequiltyreader's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
shesaidlividly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Fatphobia, and Racism
Moderate: Sexual content
georgiakirkegard's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, and Police brutality
z_thatsit's review
- 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? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, and Gaslighting
Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Car accident
flissjoy33's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
- fantasy genre, fourth part dragged out a bit, fifth part I didn't understand because it links to a series the author's already written.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Alcohol
nick13's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
A solid 4, I'm giving bonus points because I really liked how it was written.
Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, and Gore
Moderate: Child death, Racism, and Police brutality
dianna_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
noir_novels's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
As the story is split into different segments (basically a short story every 9 years), it quite obvious that the fates of these characters are doomed (the direction of the plot is pretty standard in that regard), but that didn’t take away from the story for me as I was intrigued to see how our antagonistic protagonists would get to their endgame. I will say that I appreciated the slight twist in the final pages too and the alluding to more happening after the events of the story. There is also information given to us readers about the backstory and other mysterious groups that could have been developed further, but I like that I was left in the dark with it - the story continues beyond the book but not knowing anything more about the trails left behind feels more satisfying for me as a reader.
I would definitely recommend this to fans of suspense with fantastical supernatural elements or someone looking for a short but intriguing read. I’m keen to look at more books by this author in the future :)
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Death, and Fatphobia
Minor: Body horror and Gore