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albasapri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Colonisation
Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Suicide, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Vomit
billievee's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror and Vomit
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Sexual assault
phantomdoodler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, Racism, Medical content, and Colonisation
Minor: Incest, Suicide, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Classism
adelza's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy
pppaulaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder
stephfauteux's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
The storyline itself was a little slow at the beginning, for a lot of the book you know next to nothing about anything. But once you do, all the small foreshadowing becomes obvious and once the storyline picks up, oh it really picks up. I will admit there were some points were the "science" of the book became a little convoluted and hard to follow, but it didn't really take away from the storyline in my opinion.
If you're a fan of gothic horror, and don't dislike books that get a little strange, this is definitely worth the read.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Vomit
ria_aaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
spinesinaline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
There are many content warnings to be aware of, body horror in particular is frequently utilized.
Still I enjoyed how the story evolved and looking forward to continuing to read more by Moreno-Garcia.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Incest, Racism, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, Vomit, and Medical content
Minor: Miscarriage
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Once the twist hits this book swings for the fences, and while I did think the last couple of chapters dragged on a bit too long overall I really liked this.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Incest, Racism, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, and Religious bigotry
lilithreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Incest, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment