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3eggomelet's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Drug use
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Alcohol, and Child death
Minor: Death of parent, Rape, and Car accident
melis_246's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- 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
0.25
you know the romance plot of Clueless? …yeah
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
Moderate: Rape, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Incest, Domestic abuse, Death, Blood, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent
madisone's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The book was written rather well, but sometimes it felt like it was trying too hard to be deep. There were some pretty weird relationships within this story that I really cannot get behind. The twist was pretty predictable. That being said, it was a pretty fast paced book which made it easier to read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Child death
Minor: Rape
sandybree7's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
abigailnoack's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Objectively this book is a really solid read that's perfect for October. It's a bit spooky, and is a perfect blend of magical realism, ghosts, and unreliable narrators. It’s very much about what we choose to see/not see. But realistically, it's not my type of book. I bought it several years ago, and I probably wouldn’t buy something like it today. I just don’t read much magical realism, I don't have anything against the book.
It’s about a family that believes in a sort of curse in which terrible things happen to them every year during the month of October. I love the concept and the daily exploration of what the accident season looked like was really fun. There’s lots of accidents like broken bones, bruises, and also severe tragedies such as the death of their father and uncle, bridges collapsing, almost drowning, etc.
What I loved the most is the premise. I wanted so badly to know why this family has such tragic Octobers. What I loved the least, was the execution. It didn't quite grip me the way I wanted it to. It doesn't have much of a steady plot and then the reveal at the end didn't satisfy me fully.
It’s super atmospheric and carries a very dark and magical mood throughout. The setting is very vivid and it paired well with the characters learning more about the past accident seasons and realizing that not everything is so cut and clear. There's more blurry lines than they think between an 'accident' or things that are just brushed under the rug as accidents because it's October. Even though I'm not much for spooky stories, I found this oddly entrancing.
It’s about a family that believes in a sort of curse in which terrible things happen to them every year during the month of October. I love the concept and the daily exploration of what the accident season looked like was really fun. There’s lots of accidents like broken bones, bruises, and also severe tragedies such as the death of their father and uncle, bridges collapsing, almost drowning, etc.
What I loved the most is the premise. I wanted so badly to know why this family has such tragic Octobers. What I loved the least, was the execution. It didn't quite grip me the way I wanted it to. It doesn't have much of a steady plot and then the reveal at the end didn't satisfy me fully.
It’s super atmospheric and carries a very dark and magical mood throughout. The setting is very vivid and it paired well with the characters learning more about the past accident seasons and realizing that not everything is so cut and clear. There's more blurry lines than they think between an 'accident' or things that are just brushed under the rug as accidents because it's October. Even though I'm not much for spooky stories, I found this oddly entrancing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
fromjuliereads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
2.0
I honestly don't even know what to rate this. The "love story" went exactly the way I thought it was going to and I HATE those kinds of love stories. Someone should have warned me 😅 I did like the idea of the secrets and all of them finally coming out in the end. The connections to each other and things happening. But those were some MESSED UP relationships in this book. Wow. I feel bad giving it a lower rating but I just can't justify a higher one personally... it's like a 2.5. It's not a bad book, it just really wasn't for me personally. But if you are okay with this kind of "love story" it's a good ghostly and strange read!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
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