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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF. Read to page 113 of 321. Well written but I'm not engaging with the characters and there doesn't appear to be much of a story. I'm irritated by and cannot understand the "infatuation" and the need to "follow" someone else. To essentially let them control you. Haven't rated it as it would be unfair to do so after having read only ⅓ of the book. Would not be put off reading this author again with more engaging (to me!), subject matter.
5 stars because I loved this book but also I hated it and now feel hollowed out and disturbed
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Torture, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
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
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very solid debut from Amy Twigg with "Spoilt Creatures". When Iris's life suddenly shudders to a halt (the break up of her long term relationship, moving back home with her mother) she finds herself stuck in a rut and longing for something different. On the recommendation of a friend she reaches out to Breach House, a commune of women in the countryside not far from where she is from. She finds herself entranced by one of the women there and soon enough life at Breach House is her whole world.
As someone who enjoys fiction with darker elements this satisfied that itch for me. I think Twigg cleverly portrays the way that power struggles can play out between women, and also what it means to be pulled into the orbit of something or someone who we willingly give our power to, not realizing in the moment the damage that it will do.
The story at times felt jilted, but I suspect that that was a deliberate move on the part of the author, in order to bring us further into how strangely life functions in the all too consuming Breach House. What happens is predictable in a lot of ways but that doesn't make what unfolds any less horrific, indeed it probably makes it more so because you can see it coming so clearly. Twigg has captured something visceral and dark that makes the reader squirm with discomfort, perhaps holding up a mirror to the parts of ourselves that we don't necessarily want to admit to.
Overall, a good debut and interesting read for the right audience.
As someone who enjoys fiction with darker elements this satisfied that itch for me. I think Twigg cleverly portrays the way that power struggles can play out between women, and also what it means to be pulled into the orbit of something or someone who we willingly give our power to, not realizing in the moment the damage that it will do.
The story at times felt jilted, but I suspect that that was a deliberate move on the part of the author, in order to bring us further into how strangely life functions in the all too consuming Breach House. What happens is predictable in a lot of ways but that doesn't make what unfolds any less horrific, indeed it probably makes it more so because you can see it coming so clearly. Twigg has captured something visceral and dark that makes the reader squirm with discomfort, perhaps holding up a mirror to the parts of ourselves that we don't necessarily want to admit to.
Overall, a good debut and interesting read for the right audience.