Reviews with content warning for Racism - The Eyes Are the Best Part

“We girls are taught from an early age that we are demonstrably inferior to our male counterparts. We are smaller, weaker, stupider. When we succeed, it’s only because men allow us to.”

We support women’s rights, and women’s wrongs; but most importantly, we support women getting therapy instead of eating eyes in the middle of the night.

This book was wild from start to finish, and I’m not sure any words I can muster would do the experience of reading this enough justice.

I’m a big fan of female rage/revenge stories, and this was certainly one of the better ones! Kim does an excellent job at helping you feel for Ji-won and everything her and her family are going through, even when you know you’re rooting for the “bad guy”.

And the descriptions for some of the gorier scenes…it had my stomach churning. I’m once again very glad to not be a meat-eater!

I read this as part of a buddy read with some incredible people;

A brilliant choice, but let’s steer clear of eyes for the next one at the very least 👀😂

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fast-paced

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

2.0

NOOO this was such a disappointment! This book - with its gruesome cover and it's catchy title - also boasted some of my favourite themes in horror: family and identity. Unfortunately, this book did not go far beyond its initial idea. The characters lacked the depth to carry an emotional or character-focused narrative. The result is an accidentally plot-based novel, except because it isn't meant to be a plot-based novels, events unfold too quickly and too obviously.

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