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sephiefoxx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness
Minor: Physical abuse, Grief, and Death of parent
celina246's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Terminal illness, and Grief
Minor: Death of parent
anniereads221's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Infidelity
tallangryplanet's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The story follows Tess, a high school student who works in the school library during the summer, and Eliot, the son of the headmaster, as they accidentally release a demon and scramble to prevent it from completely ruining their lives. They come from very different backgrounds and in the beginning it seems like they'll never get along, but as they're forced to work together they find they're more similar than they thought.
As someone who isn't very familiar with the horror genre, I didn't expect most of the twists in the story, but they still felt coherent and most of them made sense in retrospective. Waiting for the next one was never boring and it kept me almost constantly on edge. I was also completely rooting for the main characters and hoping for them to finally catch a break, although I did feel slightly disappointed when I found out one of the main motivations for the protagonist.
I did notice that some parts of the setting and characterization didn't really fit with the ya category, but it made more sense after finding it was originally meant to be an adult book. This is really the only aspect I didn't like, as the characters felt too old to be in high school, because in everything else they were easy enough to relate to (as a musician, Tess's obsession with having to practice was like having a mirror held up to my face).
All in all, it was a very enjoyable read, and I might even pick it up again in the future. Even if you're not a big horror fan, it's light enough that it won't be too scary but still tense enough to avoid being boring.
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
julia_klimmeck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Gore, and Grief
Minor: Self harm
cameronreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit and Grief
Minor: Body horror, Physical abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
readingbetweenthenotes's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail