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ggcd1981'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? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent
djsei's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Abandonment, and Classism
sweetdisaster'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence and Death of parent
amybaird'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, and Death of parent
erinquan's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Car accident
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
hunterhearn'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
ripxreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction and Drug use
becks4books'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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
blklagoon's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
alikath's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
This should be a plot line I would love. It deals with the excesses of a tech corporation that reminded me of Bad Blood in an interesting way. However, I just could not get into the plot of this and I just didn't really feel for the characters. There is a mixed media element to this (sort of; there's only three instances of it) and I really wanted more of that. When they do show up, they feel like a sort of out-of-voice way of info-dumping what was happening. I don't think this is a terrible way of making sure readers are up to speed but I just wanted more of them so it would feel more integrated into the plot rather than just showing up with important plot info and then disappearing.
I thought that Lucy as a character was interesting but ultimately I never felt connected to her plight. The action of this book kicks off very quickly. When I'm reading horror, I want a bit of time to get to know the characters and feel tension start to build before the bad guy is revealed. Not every horror has to be like that but it's what I prefer and I didn't get any of that here. Because of that, I didn't feel anything when the characters were in danger, which really diminished the horror for me. This book falls more on the body horror side of things but even that wasn't that frightening to me and I usually hate reading about gore. I just wanted a greater scare factor from this.
Ultimately, I think this is fine. The writing is fine and the plot is fine. I just didn't connect with it, which left me a bit bored while reading.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Death of parent