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jazzyjbox's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
What a wild ride!
Temple is the daughter of a serial killer, and she goes back to the farm where she grew up which is now a horror camp for queer, Black girls. Temple isn't there for camp; she's trying to find answers about her mom who disappeared 5 years ago.
This is such an intense story! Temple isn't very likable, but she grew up that way. The twist was an interesting take, and there were small bits of humor throughout. My only big complaint is how many characters there were, which made it hard to keep track of who was who for the first half. Horror is by far not my primary genre, but I really enjoyed this.
Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review!
Temple is the daughter of a serial killer, and she goes back to the farm where she grew up which is now a horror camp for queer, Black girls. Temple isn't there for camp; she's trying to find answers about her mom who disappeared 5 years ago.
This is such an intense story! Temple isn't very likable, but she grew up that way. The twist was an interesting take, and there were small bits of humor throughout. My only big complaint is how many characters there were, which made it hard to keep track of who was who for the first half. Horror is by far not my primary genre, but I really enjoyed this.
Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder
storiesatstarfall's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, Death, Gore, and Body horror
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Bullying, and Death of parent
Minor: Stalking
jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I LOVED THIS BOOKS. Queer BIPOC murder mystery following the daughter of a serial killer at a true crime camp based on the property he killed at? So good!
Unique, nothing I have read compares to this insane writing and plot line. I am so glad I accessed this as an arc as not only was it unique it then had the added paranormal presence??? Wow.
I loved how unlike many crime books it took well written diverse queer and black characters and didn’t criminalise them unlike how many popular crime novels do.
Unique, nothing I have read compares to this insane writing and plot line. I am so glad I accessed this as an arc as not only was it unique it then had the added paranormal presence??? Wow.
I loved how unlike many crime books it took well written diverse queer and black characters and didn’t criminalise them unlike how many popular crime novels do.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Death of parent, Child death, Murder, and Death
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