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3.99 AVERAGE

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judetheunbeliever's review

5.0
dark sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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katie_konneker's review

3.5
challenging dark sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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hojichad's review

4.5
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The torture is grisly but somehow mesmerizing. I read this while listening to Lingua Ignota's ALL BITCHES DIE. Best way to spend an hour. Thanks to Storygraph for recommending this author to me!

goldbirdcages's review

4.0

One of the gnarliest things I’ve ever read, wow!
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vikaoverdrive's review

5.0

This is not for the faint of heart, the squeamish or the HEA crowd, for sure. The writing is great, all of the descriptions are so vivid that, as you read, its hard to not recoil in horror. I took my time absorbing this one, and so should you.
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milkcatremedies's review

5.0

so so so Goth - morbid, gruesome, terrifying. A depiction of love in the margins, when the center of a community is so grounded in violence and fear. Love it.
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julieuh's review

5.0
challenging dark tense medium-paced

I think Gretchen is the only person that could get me to read about literal torture. I look forward to her next work.