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aesalex 's review for:
dark
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
I didn’t like this book. I’m not a huge fan of dark fiction, and while this wasn’t the darkest, I was cringe-ing through some (most) of it. For the genre, it was fairly well written, so my main gripe was truly with the plot being predictable.
I didn’t truly… like or care about the two main characters as more than entertainment. In fact, Jayden was probably my favorite character and they spoke only a handful of times.
Maybe, completely possible, I misread some scenes, but I am fairly sure that the only two POC characters truly given any screentime were minor characters in a single scene. One of which was a child SA victim and the other, an adult black woman without a single speaking line. So… there are technically named POC characters, but I wouldn’t say the story is truly diverse. (We spend most of the 300 pages with Aya and Elodie, who are both white women).
All this being said, I did finish the book so…. I guess it kept me entertained🧍♀️
I didn’t truly… like or care about the two main characters as more than entertainment. In fact, Jayden was probably my favorite character and they spoke only a handful of times.
Maybe, completely possible, I misread some scenes, but I am fairly sure that the only two POC characters truly given any screentime were minor characters in a single scene. One of which was a child SA victim and the other, an adult black woman without a single speaking line. So… there are technically named POC characters, but I wouldn’t say the story is truly diverse. (We spend most of the 300 pages with Aya and Elodie, who are both white women).
All this being said, I did finish the book so…. I guess it kept me entertained🧍♀️
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Lesbophobia
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent