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Jess
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I liked this! It had themes of grief, racism & paranoia during the COVID-19 pandemic, police incompetence. It was gorey & interesting. The twists surprised me; the copycat killers, the ghost being the first victim Cora cleaned up (although that made sense to me). The mayor being the lead/first hate crim serial killer was a bit on the nose, but still pieced together with the other plot points.
— 10 hours, 8 min ago
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Jess
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Has Delilah truly been pacified? Will Cora still attempt to find the hate crime serial killer?
— Sep 27, 2026 05:38PM
Jess
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Cora is definitely being haunted; but is it by Delilah? Chinese culture dictates that hungry ghosts are from your own ancestors & loved ones, so maybe. Cora has no sense of self, or confidence for that matter. This leaves her rather malleable/eager to please, but she’s also a bit neurotic, so she’s not great at it.
— Sep 25, 2026 04:41PM
Jess
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Interesting premise; anti-Asian hate during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, paranormal ghost happenings. Crime scene cleanup for a MC with symptoms of cleanliness OCD! I’m similar in age to the MC, a Wasian woman, & I have OCD (not wholly specific to cleanliness symptoms but there is some overlap).
— Sep 24, 2026 07:49PM