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csecen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Grief
Minor: Child death
smokeyphynix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
laneychaney's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Ableism, Infertility, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma
Minor: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Postpartum depression/psychosissonygaystation'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
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
tayngerous'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
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Forced institutionalization
brandon_the_beldam2993'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
4.0
There’s no other way to put it: The story is Cassidy’s take on Judaism Vampires.
Now the story itself is excellent and the characters feel incredibly authentic and not paper thin bores. Ana and Reid with their one year old daughter Charlie win a penthouse Apt in Manhattan in a housing lotto.
After escaping a landlord who as Cassidy says in the foreword “a racist sexist piece of shit” believe me that is the TIP of how unbearable the character of Frank is. The apt at The Deptford at first seems too good to be true, but as the novel moves along the atmosphere and building itself as well as its tenants become more deranged.
At the core of this story though is a theme of Motherhood and Ana’s experiences/adjustments living in a wheelchair after a dance injury caused by a hemorrhage in her spine and the effects of childbirth worsened it.
The book follows her conceived thoughts and attitude about her daughter, her husband, depression, anger, her mother’s internalized gaslighting on what it means to be a mother to her own daughter.
On top of all of all this horrific other shit happening in the building.
The imagery in this book is not for the faint hearted and will lead to some being upset especially if they’re new mothers. Because the climax of the book will you leave some devasted but it also leaves with a feeling of hopefulness.
I really really enjoyed this book.
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
The writer gives a pretty straightforward disclaimer before the book begins about the hardship the reader is about to be subjected to. This book isn’t for those faint of heart.caidyn'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Pregnancy
alisonvh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Dementia
curlydanreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
blacksphinx'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
5.0
Please publishers, give us more disabled protagonists and more Jewish horror!
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Grief, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Death of parent
This book in takes in New York City after the start of the pandemic; characters only take minimal precautions against covid.