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mdwsn27's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
peasandpancakes'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? No
4.25
There are some events that might be triggering for some people!
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Infertility, and Fire/Fire injury
rusticowgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, and Confinement
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Xenophobia
Minor: Incest, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting
maryconney'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
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Slavery, and Blood
Minor: Alcohol
smilereads'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Racism and Gaslighting
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Colonisation
andmingmingtoo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit
a_bow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual assault
batwinggoth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
hexentart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I have mixed feelings about this book. It obviously held my interest, but it's rare to not positively engage with any character.
Catalina and Ruth get a pass, but the rest of the characters were either sick, twisted, and thoroughly evil, shallow, self-centered, and pompous, or just woefully pathetic.
Noemi, the FMC/protagonist, is nothing more than a wilful, spoiled, rich girl with delusions of grandeur. She's flaky as hell, uppity, shallow, manipulative, and pig-headed. Not to mention her naivety. She's quite obnoxious and annoying.
I honestly didn't care if any of them made it out alive, but the writing held my interest until the very end. I needed to see how this all resolved; good, bad, or ugly.
Now that's not to say I didn't enjoy the book, it just wasn't quite what I expected. The world building, lore, and horror was top-notch. The characters were well fleshed out and felt quite real; they were all just awful people.
If you're a sensitive reader I implore you to mind your squicks. There's a lot of abuse, gaslighting, and body horror within this book.
I enjoyed it, but YMMV of course.
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Classism
rachblank's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Chronic illness and Death
Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Rape