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dark
emotional
fast-paced
- 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
Imagine every fleeting intrusive thought you had came true around you. This is Karina's reality. Even something as small as wishing for a second that her neighbour would hang himself when he made her mad comes to pass. After her family experiences an accident she starts spiralling and chasing the shadows around her as she looks for answers and an escape from the excess of dark that seems to fill her.
While this story probably won't be scary to most people in the traditional sense of the word, it is definitely incredibly creepy and horrifying in other ways. As someone who does suffer from mental health issues, the author does an incredible job of capturing the horrors that can go on in your head. And how much worse things get when they start to win.
The book starts off a bit slow but I decided to keep going and I quickly got pulled into the madness and the darkness. I kept finding myself questioning what was and wasn't real, particularly as things were getting started and especially withher mother's guilt tripping and blame game type behaviour . I guess those questions never really went away but they definitely got overshadowed by the unease at the very least.
If a book about the horrors that mental illness and grief can cause sounds intriguing to you, I can definitely recommend this one. It may be short, but it hits hard. Just please be careful if you struggle from mental health issues yourself since it really does get rather dark!
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. As always, all opinions are my own.
While this story probably won't be scary to most people in the traditional sense of the word, it is definitely incredibly creepy and horrifying in other ways. As someone who does suffer from mental health issues, the author does an incredible job of capturing the horrors that can go on in your head. And how much worse things get when they start to win.
The book starts off a bit slow but I decided to keep going and I quickly got pulled into the madness and the darkness. I kept finding myself questioning what was and wasn't real, particularly as things were getting started and especially with
If a book about the horrors that mental illness and grief can cause sounds intriguing to you, I can definitely recommend this one. It may be short, but it hits hard. Just please be careful if you struggle from mental health issues yourself since it really does get rather dark!
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. As always, all opinions are my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Grief, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Child death, Terminal illness, Death, and Sexual content
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, and Drug use
Emotional abandonment. Also moderate Toxic Parentaedoran08's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Gore, Grief, Child death, and Mental illness
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
datewithathriller's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Mental illness
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