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A review by gellyreads
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- 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? Yes
4.0
I really loved this novel's depiction and imagery of ghosts (the blackout eyes is super haunting and creepy). I also found one scene in this to be fairly disturbing and will make me hesitate to recommend this to anyone. Not to mention the other dark material that is covered in this book. This book heavily features child abuse, molestation, grooming, age gap relationships, and the dark scene in question involves adults but a mix of sex and violence in a way that made me have to put the book down and walk away it was so disturbing
The ending both did and didn't feel desired, and the "familiars" idea I feel like could've been dealt with more. But I had a lot of fun reading this one and am excited to read more of Hill's work.
The ending both did and didn't feel desired, and the "familiars" idea I feel like could've been dealt with more. But I had a lot of fun reading this one and am excited to read more of Hill's work.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Gaslighting