A review by prsmablydeadarm
Penance by Eliza Clark

dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

fantastic and brutal

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

near the beginning there’s really tough to read descriptions of the central crime of the story. a daughter’s suicide is part of a character’s backstory. one of the main characters was molested as a child, and another character’s father was friends with a famous dead pedophile.