yavin_iv's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Gore, Body horror, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Animal death, and Blood
Moderate: Slavery, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Antisemitism
luckykosmos's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I loved Maryse as a character, and the way the monsters were built (especially leading up to the end) was amazing. But I especially loved the particular focus on Gullah language and Black cultural in this time - even the little nod to the complicated place of Jewish people in white supremacy. The prose in particular I loved; I was about to give up on first person, and this book single-handedly revived my love of it. The main thing keeping this from being a full 5 star was that it felt too short - I would have easily read twice as much, learning more about Sadie and Chef and the Aunties, and how this world exists as a whole.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Gun violence, and Gore
Moderate: Cannibalism and Death
Minor: Antisemitism
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