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Cherry is constantly anticipating judgement, exploitation or violence from the people around her. Whether all of that fear is warranted in the present is still something we’re figuring out, but it’s becoming increasingly clear why she expects it to be.
— Aug 24, 2026 03:58AM
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Heather
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The duhumanisation of Cherry is abhorrent: people repeatedly weaponise her poverty and motherhood against her.
— Aug 24, 2026 11:43AM
Heather
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The way Yardley personifies the house and gives it this almost watchful, living quality is one of my favourite things about the book so far.
— Aug 24, 2026 04:37AM
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End of Chapter 4: "you're here Cherry, like it or not, you're home."
This line had no business giving me chills the way it did.
— Aug 24, 2026 02:32AM
This line had no business giving me chills the way it did.
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End of Chapter 4: “you’re here Cherry, like it or not, you’re home.”
This line had no business giving me chills the way it did.
— Aug 24, 2026 02:31AM
This line had no business giving me chills the way it did.