matthewosborne'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: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Vomit, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Transphobia
mandi_lea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail
eeriekeri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, and Child abuse
Moderate: Body horror, Murder, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Torture, and Homophobia
Minor: Kidnapping and Confinement
anarmandameg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Body horror, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Torture, and Violence
poisoned_icecream's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Gore, and Homophobia
_meeg's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Stalking, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Biphobia, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Gore, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Confinement
chrobin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Self harm, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Violence, and Vomit
cosmopsis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Body horror, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Violence, and Homophobia
Moderate: Drug use and Injury/Injury detail
twiller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Spoiler
I’m also not obsessed with the ending. There’s certainly a level of catharsis to it but I feel like “and then all the BIG MEANIE ASSHOLES got fucking YOINKED and DIED and WENT TO HELL” is a lil,,, simplistic to say the least. I felt like Smith n the pastor guy actually got some decent depth in the last few chapters, showing how they rly do think they are being compassionate, in their own twisted ways. Perhaps I was just expecting this book to be smth it isn’t, but I thought the ending would be much more humanist and love-focused (as Tingle’s work tends to be), maybe even showing the perpetrators some of the compassion they refused to show their victims. Not a terrible ending, but not rly what I specifically was looking forGraphic: Car accident, Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Child abuse
Moderate: Ableism
bruisedtigers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Outing, Child abuse, and Forced institutionalization