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jimothyj'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
4.75
Moderate: Gaslighting, Drug use, Grief, Child death, Gun violence, Death, Abortion, Pregnancy, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Cursing
percervall's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Gore, Child death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
fanboyriot's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, Body horror, Cursing, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Abortion, Child death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Infertility
eeriekeri's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The supernatural, the gore. It's nothing compared to the choking feeling that suffuses every conversation between mother and daughter.
Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Vomit, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood
Minor: Pregnancy and Abortion
cthulhussy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Abandonment and Vomit
Minor: Abortion and Body horror
allisonsmith120's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion
grrrlbrarian's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Murder, Body horror, Death, and Vomit
Moderate: Pregnancy, Violence, Gun violence, and Abandonment
Minor: Abortion and Confinement
astralbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Gaslighting, and Murder
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion
studiouspoppy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The plot was confusing and although I liked it, I think it could have been better developed. I didn’t love it.
The best part of this book is not the plot, though, is the subtext about abuse, which is really interesting and I think amazingly done, specially for a YA book. This book deals with ptsd, gaslighting, intergenerational trauma in such a good way, I though that was really hard to read but also it was really well developed.
Also, let’s talk about white trash and farming, and weird families and inbreeding? this book really delivered when it comes to that, so reading it was great for my dark-humored mind.
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Abortion
sincerelykore's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
To be honest, I was hoping that things would come together a little more smoothly. I didn't love how
Overall a very good book, and I will definitely be recommending it to people! Margot's relationship with Vera and Josephine was interesting, but her arguments and thoughts about Josephine definitely struck home.
TLDR; 5 stars, I was so invested.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Child death
Minor: Abortion and Cannibalism