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Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

26 reviews

novelforshaw's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This is an incredibly visceral commentary on motherhood that makes me want to howl with my whole chest.

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avasadored's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Electric, practically crackles. An overall sensation and a brutally honest depiction of the separation but also connection between motherhood and womanhood. A refreshing horror story with enough humor to make it digestible while also knowing when to cut back on such to explain the intensity and disturbance of certain scenes. I hope Yoder continues to write more novels in her career.

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bookish_skies's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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kylax2's review against another edition

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5.0

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northamerica's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

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challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

A kind of fun, kind of magical, kind of scary take on motherhood. Not for everyone because it does get a bit weird, but I think it was a good introspective take for me even though I personally do not want to have kids. It gave me a better understanding of mother's and motherhood in a way that was different and kept me engaged. I'll need to ask my own mother about some of the topics that were touched on in here.
I think it's also a take or discussion on the "wild woman," what one is and how one becomes, which was interesting.

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house_of_hannah's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I'm not even sure what to write for this. This went into the weird and bizzare as I expected, but it flew too close to the sun, and I have no idea wtf actually happened. There's really no explanation for anything, and the story takes a turn in the last 20 pages. I finished this feeling completely unsatisfied, confused, and stressed.

The first two pages of this book cover half of the book's description, so a lot of the scenes are quite repetitive. We go through this story in the MC's head, so there isn't much dialogue or plot. This mainly feels like a character study, but it's one that has become quite familiar.

I found I had to push myself to keep reading in the beginning. It felt slow and dense, especially with no chapters to break it up. It did get better in the second half, but then the ending completely threw me off again.

I have seen this book compared to Bunny by Mona Awad, and I have to admit that I got Bunny vibes from it before I had seen those reviews. However, this book is very different from Bunny, and after finishing it I don't think I can make that comparison anymore. I also loved Bunny, while that's not the case with this one.

Overall this book just went too far into the deep end for me. There's a ton of metaphor and feminist commentary, but I can't get much out of it if I don't understand.

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kelseyr713's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

The cover and title drew me in and the writing just blew me away completely. The stream of consciousness style is really well-done, and it pulls you through the novel quickly. It’s a compelling look at womanhood and motherhood through the eyes of a narrator you don’t know whether to take at face value or not, so everything is off-kilter. I’ll be on the lookout for everything Rachel Yoder writes!

Content warning: graphic animal murder and description of the aftermath. This occurs just before part two ends.

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queertrash's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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