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angcar's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
3.75
I think this book is mis-marketed as horror when it is closer to gothic horror or even speculative fiction. The Djinn is also a background character who only plays a role in the story at the very end, so the title doesn't do it much justice either.
That being said, I thought this was a solid story with a bittersweet ending. The audiobook narrator is really really good. Her narration enhanced the mysteriousness and the worldbuilding, which kept me invested.
That being said, I thought this was a solid story with a bittersweet ending. The audiobook narrator is really really good. Her narration enhanced the mysteriousness and the worldbuilding, which kept me invested.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, and Murder
tamara_joy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Grief, and Mental illness
Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Racial slurs
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