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The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers: And Other Gruesome Tales by Jen Campbell
1 review
erenrinren's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Surprisingly, this is the first work of fiction that I have read from Jen Campbell. Surprising because I tune in almost every week for her booktube videos and I find her voice soothing and her insights on books delectable.
The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers and Other Gruesome Tales was fantastic, diverse, and definitely spooky. It was interesting reading tales that I had never heard of and they were complemented beautifully by Adam de Souza's illustrations. My favourite tales were The Souls Trapped Under the Ocean and The Woman and the Glass Mountain.
Though they are fairytales, there is some mention of injury/body horror, but in a very minute and plain way with no ghastly descriptors.
If I ever have a child with a bit more grit and that can handle these sorts of tales, I can imagine that they would gobble each one up like I did.
The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers and Other Gruesome Tales was fantastic, diverse, and definitely spooky. It was interesting reading tales that I had never heard of and they were complemented beautifully by Adam de Souza's illustrations. My favourite tales were The Souls Trapped Under the Ocean and The Woman and the Glass Mountain.
Though they are fairytales, there is some mention of injury/body horror, but in a very minute and plain way with no ghastly descriptors.
If I ever have a child with a bit more grit and that can handle these sorts of tales, I can imagine that they would gobble each one up like I did.
Content Warnings
Minor: Body horror, Animal death, Murder, Blood, and Death
All mentions of these things are not very descriptive and very brief.
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