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A review by stephanieluxton
The Groomer by Jon Athan
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
This book makes every other piece of horror media (books and movies) I've seen look like blue's clues. Like holy shit it's graphic. The content warning was serious. Things get real bad in chapter 3 and go on for awhile. The beginning is like the movie Hostel but involving torturing kidnapped kids. I expected this book to be like the movie Taken, but the second half is more like I Spit On Your Grave. I hated basically every second of it.