A review by wrenny03
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Do not go into The Caves. The Caves are alive and malicious and they want you dead. This book fucks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

Minor: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail