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amandatacklestbr's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
michloue's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
bugsnbodyhorror's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
To be honest, I’m not really sure what was happening a lot of the time. But I guess I picked up this book at just the right time where the emotions and the thinking about death and the suicidal ideation got to me on a deep level and I just love depictions of nature.
oonawoodbury's review
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
rainysundaybooks's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bookishbel's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
centesimal's review
dark
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
I really enjoyed the framing of this piece and the description of the art pieces, but I didn't find much substance beyond that. The story deals with grief and suicidial ideation in way that, to me, leans too heavily on tropes like weird villagers who might be "cazy," and maybe this is a supernatural event but also maybe the the MC is "crazy." I guess I'm just very tired of the "maybe this happened but maybe it was just mental illness" in so many horror stories. And because this piece is so short, there are many other threads, but none of them developed into a complete story/arc.
I think the ending also deserves its own content warning as it heavily reads as glorifying death and thepurification she found in her suicide attempt (or assisted attempted suicide attempt, if the supernatural events happened as the MC described?)
I think the ending also deserves its own content warning as it heavily reads as glorifying death and the
booktribe's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.5
I loved the idea of this and a lot of the imagery, but I would’ve enjoyed it more if the writing was more atmospheric and had more emotion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts