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sannesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Beginning starts off relatively slow in comparison to the rest of the book but I don't mind that too much since the story is gripping from the very beginning. It helped me get out of my reading slump. Especially later on, I wanted to keep reading! What I find the best thing about this book are the characters. They are great, super complex characters.
This book provoked emotions in me, which makes a book really good in my opinion. It was so dark, it sometimes gave me the chills and made me tense. It also me worried and sad. This disturbing story will definitely hunt me for some time.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
mmefish's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Incest, Rape, and Suicide
scifi_rat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Prose: 4.75★
Pace: 4.5★
Concept/Execution: 4.5★/5★
Characters: 4.5★
Worldbuilding: 3.75★
Ending: 4.25★
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol
sofiam19's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma
Minor: Eating disorder, Vomit, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
keirahelena_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape
Moderate: Vomit, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
desertwomanphx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
archiveofrasa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
very well written; the tensest scenes were carried out perfectly, sharp and cruel as they are said to have been portrayed and the slow unravelling into Lily's past abuse and her mother's abuse was incredibly gripping, while also haunting and terrifying. definitely, Lily and May's relationship was this story's strongest trait. her relationship with her siblings was painful to read, but I really appreciated the nuance and realistic manner they were portrayed.
this review (https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/20e94bb5-edc3-46ab-8a0e-9c03a7b89f7b) (help idk how links work here) sums up everything I'm unable to say about this book (I literally just finished reading it) but, yeah, a really great piece of work.
also, this has to be what those American girlies feel like when they see their town represented in fiction because I had the biggest jumpscare when I saw my school's borough and village was this book's setting. I don't know if that grounds this book more for me.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Rape, Self harm, and Fire/Fire injury
sunbearbeam's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
alpal_collective's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Eating disorder, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
batcaves's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War