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dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So, this may not have been the best book to read when my mental health was rough - but I'm grateful for all the TW.
I've been looking for a book this year that would make me cry and this did. It was powerful, emotional and I was in the edge of my seat with pins and needles at points.
I didn't cry from sadness btw or anger...these were stress tears.
I've been looking for a book this year that would make me cry and this did. It was powerful, emotional and I was in the edge of my seat with pins and needles at points.
I didn't cry from sadness btw or anger...these were stress tears.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is not for the faint of heart. There's mental illness and murder. McGinnis writes an empathetic portrayal of a main character, named Neeley, who has auditory hallucinations and is grieving the death of her mom and brother and the abandonment of her father. Neeley starts a summer job as a tour guide at a cave, and notices that her auditory hallucinations don't follow her underground while she's in the cave. When Neeley's crush Mila (who is also her coworker) ends up dead, she tries to figure out what happened to Mila with the help of a hallucination of a deceased local cave adventurer named Margaret.
This book is very dark, and I would not recommend this book to squeamish readers because of its detailed descriptions of suicide, torture and death.
This book is very dark, and I would not recommend this book to squeamish readers because of its detailed descriptions of suicide, torture and death.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Murder
Minor: Animal death