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A review by gracecrandall
Direwood by Catherine Yu
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Insects, bugs, trypophobia
multiple extensive descriptions of aggressive caterpillars crawling on and in people, biting them, and even getting under their skin. Also butterflies that suck blood. Also multiple descriptions of caterpillars leaving behind hollow, tunneled-out surfaces; possibly a trypophobia trigger.