3.45 AVERAGE

ksavelli's review

3.25
dark medium-paced

2.5? Conceptually I liked it but really wasn’t big on the writing tbh 

An exceptional, strange splatterpunk fairy tale that kept me up all night.

Overview:



Merged review:

An exceptional, strange splatterpunk fairy tale that kept me up all night.

Overview:

I loved this one!! So many metaphors for trauma and i wonder if there were even more I didn’t catch. This one will stay with me!

I know it’s a book but legit how the hell did no one die from infection with the sewage and their wounds? Also unclear if the mom was actually eating the dad but if so fr how did that baby survive??

What did I just read?
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark sad
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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carolllllllina's review

4.0

inherited grief and trauma told through horror, and she broke the cycle!!! go mara
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shonagh_catherine's review

3.0
challenging dark fast-paced

"...to live is ro regularly suffer loss."

The prose was stunning - lyrical  language and evocative imagery.

This novella was thoroughly disorientating, which was reflective of the narrator's confusion and unease as the story progressed.

This was uncomfortable and graphic, but I couldn't put  it down