erenreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
around 75% it became a 4.
and at the end it’s such an easy 5 star book.
i don’t even want to comment on it, it’s disturbing and impactful.
holy fuck.
edit: back down to 4 stars sorry babes
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Death, Outing, Vomit, Violence, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cancer and Abortion
miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
‘My mam always used to tell me that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. And Eddie from Tesco is a fly, but he's got a taste for vinegar. It's like vinegar is all he's ever had from people, and now he doesn't even know what honey tastes like.’
‘I wonder what the fuck I have to do for people to recognise me as a threat… Do I have to smash a glass over the head of every single man I come into contact with, just so I leave a fucking mark?’
Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, Cursing, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness
sophieennis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Infidelity, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Murder, Outing, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Transphobia
self_scare'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
2.25
I love a dark atmosphere to a novel but I think this went beyond a ‘dark vibe’—by me feeling a bit terrible after finishing because I realised I had kind of been gaslit/manipulated by the narrator to keep excusing her behaviour and refusing to see her for how awful she really was.
Her unashamedly horrible thoughts/actions throughout the book kinda got me hooked because i kept looking for evidence that deep down she was a good person?
Anyway, I won’t say any more but if you have similar experiences to mine and decide to read ahead, make sure that your overall mental health is okay (as in ur not in the middle of a depressive episode) before starting & make sure you have someone u feel safe with you decompress :)
Graphic: Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Blood, Gore, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Animal death, Self harm, Infidelity, Vomit, and Torture
Minor: Biphobia
IMO, proceed *with caution* if you have trauma from psychological abuse/manipulation. I love a dark atmosphere to a novel but I think this went beyond a ‘dark vibe’—by me feeling a bit terrible after finishing because I realised I had kind of been gaslit/manipulated by the narrator to keep excusing her behaviour and refusing to see her for how awful she really was. Her unashamedly horrible thoughts/actions throughout the book kinda got me hooked because i kept looking for evidence that deep down she was a good person? Anyway, I won’t say any more but if you have similar experiences to mine and decide to read ahead, make sure that your overall mental health is okay (as in ur not in the middle of a depressive episode) before starting & make sure you have someone u feel safe with you decompress :)nialiversuch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Classism, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Cancer, Torture, and Terminal illness
chaoticweevil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, and Mental illness
Moderate: Infidelity
tiaisabelle1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
xlaraxk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit
minitrue's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence