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magyklyxdelish's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Cannibalism, Sexual content, Murder, Confinement, and Torture
theatrealpaca's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Animal death, Alcohol, Murder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Sexual harassment, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexual content, Child abuse, and Death of parent
mudlizard's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Confinement, Cannibalism, Toxic relationship, and Violence
mfrisk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
You’re taken from romance, over the top sweetness, and saccharine words (many of which I had to look up) to sheer dread and fear. I so look forward to reading more from this author and seeing how they peel back the layers in another story.
had parallels to Misery, Midsommar, Hannibal and was an excellent addition to the cottagegore genre. For those who’ve read This is where we talk things out this is also a great queer horror read-alike which touches on similar themes. Also a good reminder to have people in your life who’d sound the alarm if you uproot your life. Ro you grew on me throughout this story and I’m rooting for you.
Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Animal death, and Cannibalism
Minor: Alcohol
thepaperwitch's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Torture, Cannibalism, Animal death, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Gore, and Stalking
A lot of these content warnings are in the background and made through connecting the dots or discovery after the fact/cliffhanger kind of inferring, but I still added them.kaiyakaiyo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
the part that rankled was the “hidden in plain sight” theme. it was incredibly heavy-handed to the point of being unrealistic. Ro “didn’t notice” enough red flags to decorate a six flags entrance “because Ash was a woman”. While there is something to be said for predator women not being viewed as such because of gender, Ro’s obliviousness was beyond the pale. The woman in question bludgeoned a raccoon TO DEATH in front of Ro, belittled Ro at every turn, and kept 1000 secrets. they fucked and she wouldn’t even tell Ro her last name?????? she kept her nail clippings?????
Ro spends whole paragraphs talking about how her last relationship made her “paranoid” and “insecure”but immediately agrees to meet a strange farmer at her house alone…? even with Ro having what sounds like a terrible childhood, and recently out of a bad relationship, there’s no way a woman living alone in the 21st century would be this nonchalant about her own safety. idk if the author was really trying to help the dense readers Get It or what but it was distractingly unrealistic. Ro questioning Ash’s motives or even taking more precautions before dating this mysterious woman would’ve made this feel much more real. Ro didn’t even ask around the farmers market about her, despite those people seeing her EVERY WEEK
And don’t get me started on Ro assuming that a sapphic relationship would be so much easier and superior to being with a man because ~girls get each other~. Obviously the author meant for this to come across as deeply reductive to the point of being sheltered, but the author also made Ro repeat the sentiment so many times that it felt robotic. we GET it, you think this weird bitch relationship will magically work out, despite all the evidence to the contrary, because of ~girl code~ or something. it was such a straight high school girl take that it felt foreign coming out of a 27 year olds mouth multiple times.
Idk like there’s oblivious final girl and then there’s this… characterizations left much to be desired. the cat in this had more sense than any character
Tldr: fun queer horror read if you can suspend your disbelief! thank you Annie 💜
Graphic: Cannibalism, Body horror, Animal death, Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
mobymaize's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Quite campy, but quite compelling!
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Death, Murder, and Vomit
Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Misogyny, and Abandonment
caidyn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Kidnapping, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cannibalism
anamuk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Gaslighting, Confinement, Body horror, and Animal death