theos_bananabread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Classism, Medical content, Drug use, Alcoholism, Addiction, Gun violence, Colonisation, Blood, Violence, and Gore
jgalla's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Colonisation
Moderate: Classism, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Violence, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Gun violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Slavery
Minor: Pregnancy, Sexism, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Child death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Rape
mcluster1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Knocked a star for the weird relationship between Carlota and Montgomery. nothing physical happens between the two, but I struggled with a man in his 30s (?) lusting after a 14-18 year old. Just a little icky
Minor: Colonisation, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Addiction, Misogyny, and Medical content
sparklefarm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Colonisation, Sexual content, Body horror, Addiction, and Classism
somebooksomewhere's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Murder, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Colonisation, Classism, and Cursing
Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Infertility
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Addiction, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Chronic illness, Medical content, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Ableism, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Cancer
aardwyrm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Violence, Ableism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
evs_shelves'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? No
3.5
Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Gun violence
Minor: Colonisation and Addiction
dreareads_'s review
3.75
Unfortunately the story is missing some of the creepiness that made books like Mexican Gothic above the rest.
This is a good book, not amazing, but good nonetheless!
Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Violence, Cursing, Death, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Torture, War, Bullying, Death of parent, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
kierstyn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book made me laugh but not for the right reasons. I felt a lot of it was really far fetched. I get that it's kind of sci-fi, but I guess there wasn't enough science to back up that these hybrids as what happens to Carlota could perhaps actually happen. I think a lot of research could have went into this to make it that much more believable and real, but I think a lot was just swept under the rug. It's a cool concept though.
With some books I am unable to be drawn into the story, I think it may have to do with how the book is written. It happened to me with this book, I was very aware of every page I was turning, and this phenomenon happens with Madeline Miller's books as well.
Graphic: Blood, Addiction, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death of parent