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kathrynmaclean_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, and Alcohol
salemander's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, and Gaslighting
kp_brynn'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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
cady_sass'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
3.25
If this is supposed to be horror, it didn’t go far enough. If this is supposed to be social commentary, it’s too weird and the focus is placed on the wrong parts of the story. In my humble opinion this could’ve used another 100 or so pages and have one of the characters really, truly fall off their rocker.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
mariekejee'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
4.25
Ironisch genoeg is het precies die fascinatie, of sensatiezucht, die het maakte dat ik dit boek door wou blijven lezen. Niet voor de gruwelen die ze gezien had - ik kwam er al heel snel achter dat ik daar überhaupt maar liever snel overheen las - maar om te weten te komen waarom ze weigert te praten over haar tijd bij Hexa.
Gedurende het verhaal kom je er steeds meer achter
Het boek laat een aantal eindjes open, en dat is begrijpelijk voor een verhaal van minder dan 100 bladzijdes, maar ik had het niet erg gevonden om wat meer te zien over haar laatste dagen. Daarnaast houd ik niet van open eindes, en ik was zo in het verhaal dat ik niet zag aankomen dat het boek eindigde waar het eindigde. Het is dat de pagina's genummerd waren, anders had ik gedacht dat ik een bladzijde miste.
Dit is een van de beste boekenweekgeschenken die ik gelezen heb, en ondanks dat ik het al een paar dagen geleden uitgelezen heb, blijft het in mijn hoofd spoken. Actueel en kort maar krachtig, ik kan het van harte aanbevelen aan eenieder met een sterke maag.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Self harm, Antisemitism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
It goes into some wild conspiracy theories, a lot of them antisemitic.loongbooy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Suicide, and Stalking
molliundera_'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
0.25
That’s not even mentioning the unnecessary homophobia, racism, antisemitism, and fat phobia. Slurs and conversation of these topics were played off as a joke at first, then by the end were cemented as actual beliefs several characters held.
It has a pretty cover. Literally the only good thing I can say.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
themeadowlibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
An insightful look at abuse in the digital age.
This is a startling book, and will not be for everyone. However, the things it says about the depravity of the world, abuse, relationships, and PTSD are important. When does an abuser cross the line? How does an abuser convince themselves what they’re doing is ok? Can trauma justify horrible actions? This story takes unreliable narration to another level. It absolutely left me thinking.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
garciaga's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
sphinxofblackquartz'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
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol