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Those Who Prey by Jennifer Moffett

3 reviews

ghostlyprince's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, and Vomit

-Near the end of the book the main protag finds a recording of a character implying a church leader raped her mother -Near the end of the book the main protag finds a recording of a character having been caught in a relationship with another guy, the church head proceeds to call him a slur and blackmail him This book is all about a cult so massive tw for that

mr_cain's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, and Outing

shannonigans322's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

 First off, who doesn't love a clever pun-based title? This YA thriller focuses on the integration of a lonely college girl into a Christian campus ministry (*coughCULTcough*). As someone who is fascinated by cult experiences, I was instantly interested in this plot. As someone who could identify with some of the feelings/experiences, I was definitely sucked into the story...until the ending. The final quarter of the book felt entirely phoned in and disconnected from the rest of the compelling text, in my opinion. Perhaps the author felt compelled to pull back from a challenging subject given the YA target audience, but it was definitely disappointing as a reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use and Religious bigotry