Anne maria

I wanted to read this for quite some time. I was promised dark, and I did indeed get dark, but I've read darker. I did enjoy this book, the story, and the characters, and I have no idea how Yoon could ever survive this but I am looking forward to reading more.

Good grief, both MCs were annoying. What with clueless Steph and the repulsive Grant I wasn't sure who to dislike more... Grant. I disliked him more. It has to be the chauvinist Grant who could be best friends with Andrew Tate. It also didn't help that I found the writing style read as quite amateurish. I wanted this to be a quick fun read as the premise excited me but sadly everything fell short.

This manga is horror after inconceivable horror. The story grips and disturbs me. I can't see a way out for these people. Imagine dying that way?

3.5

Like many, I loved Roald Dahl as a child, and this was one of the popular stories I never got around to reading. So, as I try to separate the adult in me from the child who loved to read, I can quite confidently state that both the child and the adult in me would have and did find most of the story quite disturbing and unsuitable for children. Don't come for me. It's my truth. I'm now wondering how I'll find all the Dahl books I recently purchased that I read over and over as a child. I just don't remember Dahl's characters being so.... abusive.

Once I got past the very dark first part of the book, the story got more fun, reminding me of the Dahl I read as a wee bairn. Then it got dark again. This family needs a lot of therapy, imho.