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necromantia's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Torture, and Blood
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Classism
anjasshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Body horror
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Infidelity, Gore, and Medical content
pages_with_panda's review
adventurous
mysterious
slow-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
2.0
The premise for this story was…interesting: a face paint used by mostly women ends up almost killing the women in a British town ….”Almost” because they don’t die, they turn into zombies?
Now, no one wants to admit they’re zombies…So they all hide it under veils, gloves, masks, and eat “cauliflower” via secret food delivery company.
It’s set in historical period, with a main character who is constantly telling us that’s she’s destined to be a spinster because she’ll never marry and who dresses up as a man to help her father solve gruesome murders, because no fine lady would ever do such a thing.
The main character was so boring and 2D dimensional and all her dialogue was very “I’m not like all the other vain delicate girls out there and I’m fine being single-“ only for her to be forced into proximity with a man she hates. Oh no.
The forced pairing between the main character and the man who’s rude to everyone was so unbearable.
The story felt kinda slow and was a little confusing. The premise took me such a long time to get over because it seemed so silly, but the way the world was built around it was interesting. It almost felt thought out but the “mystery” really fell flat for me.
It also tried to be humorous but honestly it just came off as annoying.
I won’t be reading the second book.
(Received as an audiobook via Storygraph giveaway.)
Now, no one wants to admit they’re zombies…So they all hide it under veils, gloves, masks, and eat “cauliflower” via secret food delivery company.
It’s set in historical period, with a main character who is constantly telling us that’s she’s destined to be a spinster because she’ll never marry and who dresses up as a man to help her father solve gruesome murders, because no fine lady would ever do such a thing.
The main character was so boring and 2D dimensional and all her dialogue was very “I’m not like all the other vain delicate girls out there and I’m fine being single-“ only for her to be forced into proximity with a man she hates. Oh no.
The forced pairing between the main character and the man who’s rude to everyone was so unbearable.
The story felt kinda slow and was a little confusing. The premise took me such a long time to get over because it seemed so silly, but the way the world was built around it was interesting. It almost felt thought out but the “mystery” really fell flat for me.
It also tried to be humorous but honestly it just came off as annoying.
I won’t be reading the second book.
(Received as an audiobook via Storygraph giveaway.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gore, Body horror, and Addiction
Minor: Medical trauma
danif1979_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This story is set in England, 1816. Hannah Miles lives with her parents. Her father being a well known surgeon and her mother England’s most powerful mage.
But England isn’t the only country with mages. During the war with France a French mage came up with a terrible curse to (try and) turn the war in their favor.
A powder was being shipped and was meant for most of the upperclass. Luckily this was discovered, but not completely in time…
The people who got infected with it died. But… not really! Only their hearts stopped beating. So they became the walking dead aka the Afflicted.
Sadly Hanna’s mother is one of them. Hannah is helping her parents with research to find a way to reverse the curse, using both science & magic.
The Afflicted need a special diet, to stay “alive”, called pickled cauliflower. Which actually is a nickname for brains.
But then people get murdered and their brains are missing… is there a murderous Afflicted on the loose?
Together with the Viscount Wycliff she starts an investigation to find the killer, before more innocent people turn up dead…
Really enjoyed this historical fiction! I mean… Zombies & ladies? Who could resist that combination? This is apparently the first book of a series and I feel a little love story will be on the side… Love it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
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