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espressoreader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
bookbunnie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Don’t read this book if you get frustrated with a slow-on-the-uptake main character, are looking for a serious/hard medical thriller, and aren’t interested in engaging in some healthy suspension of disbelief.
I enjoyed the main character’s strained relationship with a family she doesn’t remember, as well as the love of dogs in the book (none of them are harmed).
The romantic relationship gets…questionable, but it’s a campy novel and not set up to please a creepy male audience so it isn’t a huge deal to me.
I read this book quickly in a few days because it was so absurd that I was interested in where it was going to go. I enjoyed it for what it was, but I won’t be finishing the series because I feel that I got what I wanted out of it.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Forced institutionalization
kukushka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Deadnaming, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, and Gaslighting