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charlatana's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
booktribe's review against another edition
3.75
Thank you Hogarth and NetGalley for this arc. All opinions are my own.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Fatphobia, Rape, and Suicide
carriepond's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
The twelve short stories in this collection have range-- you'll find ghosts and other supernatural elements, body horror, cults, and horror elements that are more grounded in reality but are no less unsettling. As in Our Share of the Night, Enríquez explores a variety of themes, including personal and political violence, classism, misogyny, selfishness, and greed. Although some of the stories worked better for me than others, all of them created a sense of dread and tension that built until the story's conclusion. The opening story, "My Sad Dead," in which a retired physician communicates with ghosts in her neighborhood, was one of my favorites in its explorations of classicism, isolation, and complicity through indifference. "Face of Disgrace" very literally explores the erasure of victims and in "Metamorphosis," a woman on the cusp of menopause explores body modification in an unnerving bid to regain agency over her changing body. Other stories I liked a lot included "Different Colors Made of Tears," "The Refrigerator Cemetery," and "Black Eyes."
Reading this collection made me excited to check out more of Enríquez's backlist. I recommend this collection to those looking for smart, unsettling literary horror.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Rape and Murder
redbreezes_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abandonment
veposve's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gore, Mental illness, and Blood
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Addiction and Pandemic/Epidemic
chloesnotscared's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, and Blood
torismazarine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Hate crime and Homophobia
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Abortion