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pencilled_robin's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Drug use, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, and Physical abuse
Minor: Abandonment
texile's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I struggled with this book for quite a while, because the portrayal of trauma and mental illness is really intense. I don’t think this next bit is a spoiler, just clearing up a way I eventually figured out I’d been misreading the book, but just in case: I found that if I took that character as he was in any given chapter, instead of subconsciously waiting for him to “get better,” the intensity was more manageable and the story resonated more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Murder, Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Confinement, Grief, Blood, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, and Sexual violence
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