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nicolemhill's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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? No
4.0
Do you like your coming-of-age stories with a serving of Hieronymus Bosch grotesquerie? Do I have the story for you!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Bullying
paigieodo's review
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A gorgeous, emotional, horrific, YA fantasy/horror. Incredibly creative. Colourful storytelling. Complex themes of liminality and love: rebirth and retrying; poverty and purgatory. Gruesome, heartwarming, charming, queer, exciting. The protagonist, 14 year old Melanie is at once petulant, stubborn, crafty, determined, terrified, brave, and motivated by her love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Body horror, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, and Addiction
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Self harm
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