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gloomypanda'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? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Rape and Physical abuse
ryleezittlau's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
dareaderho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
While the beginning of the story had me hooked with it’s characterization, setup, and pacing the latter half is where the story began to fall short for me. Particularly, I don’t care for the author’s utilization of female characters in this story. Maybe this was because it makes callbacks to old school horror where women are mostly used for the convenience of bad happenings, or simply to highlight the main characters personal conflict; either way, I was not a fan. I feel that so much more could have been done with the female character. There were moments where they could have taken initiative that would have intensified the plot.
All in all, I found the read to be worthwhile and would consider reading more of the authors works.
Graphic: Violence and Sexual assault
hagss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Body horror, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault
gotabookforeverysituation's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Body horror, and Rape
Moderate: Violence, Ableism, and Drug abuse
Minor: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Domestic abuse
blacksphinx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
This author came highly recommended to me and I am now questioning the judgement of those people, that is how pointless and vile I found this book to be.
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Rape, Death, Body shaming, and Body horror
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Transphobia, Ableism, Addiction, and Blood
archaicrobin'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? Yes
4.0
I really enjoyed this novel’s classic horror vibes and while I usually hate books being compared to others, this one really did remind me of King’s novels in the masculine characterizations and the dark turns the book takes. I love haunted items and this desk was truly monstrous.
A few minor things that I didn’t like was the pacing and some of the more dated tropes, the usual misogyny, sexual violence and a weird fat phobia scene that felt very unnecessary. The book starts doff strong, slowed to a crawl, sped up again, and then kinda fizzled out at the end. If this was paced a little better, it might have had a stronger impact but was still a fun ride.
Also trigger warning for violence, rape, and domestic abuse!
If all that sounds like things you can handle I would suggest trying Gothic, it’s a solid horror novel with a haunted object which we don’t see a lot these days! I would also highly suggest the audiobook, the narration really brought the characters to life .
Graphic: Rape, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexism, and Sexual assault
ahhhhmanda's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape
Moderate: Violence and Sexual violence
Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol