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gawdz0rz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Physical abuse and Blood
Minor: Child death
pm_me_book_recs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death, Excrement, Gore, Child death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gaslighting, Body horror, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Classism
caidyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death and Gore
rambles's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Death, and Child abuse
kitsuneheart's review against another edition
- 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
Somehow, as a reader, I’m with Shesheshen on this. Infest me, Mommy.
This is definitely a pick for queer readers with family trauma. Despite this book being about a ravenous blob-monster on the run, so much of the real drama and interest is about Homily’s ruthless family, and how they have left scars on her past.
It’s also a rather asexual romance, where the asexuality is not a point of tension, which I really appreciate.
Somehow, I found this book almost cozy. The horror definitely comes through in the end, but I was so much more invested in Homily and Shesheshen’s romance and latching onto their every scrap of domestic bliss. I loved the end, and felt quite satisfied. There doesn’t need to be more. It’s just…nice. Very nice.
Advanced reader copy provided by the publisher.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Bullying, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Body shaming, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, and Physical abuse
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent
bookboxbabe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Murder, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Blood
doodletaco's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Vomit and Excrement
lets_b_libros's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved seeing the story through the eyes of a monster that has good intentions but inhuman morals… From the start, when
And the book just got better and better, with such a satisfying and wholesome ending. The best book I’ve read all year, best wlw book I’ve read in a WHILE.
If anyone knows of any books that are anything similar, message me!!
Graphic: Murder, Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Body horror, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Animal death
Minor: War
qludwig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is the most beautifully f***ed up book I’ve read in the best possible way.
This is a book very much for all the queers/neurodivergents who have in one way or another been made to feel other from a society that deems itself normal. It’s a book about healing after trauma and finding love. It is also a book about eating your abusive in-laws! Because sometimes to heal from trauma you just need to eat the source of said trauma!
It’s darkly funny, it’s swooningly romantic, and so heartfelt.
It was a very short read and in someways read more like a very long short story then an in dept fantasy novel. The character and the action of the moment was the focus and there was little attention given to wider political and worldbuilding idea, though they were well developed it felt just not a central focus. But I think the story worked better for it as it was such a beautiful character study.
Also great low key queer, ace, non-binary and plus sized representation! Like they are all just treated as normal parts of characters which I love!
In short I would let Shesheshen have my whole entire mammalian heart if she wanted it!
Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, and Body horror
Moderate: Gore and Death
Minor: Self harm
tisjenna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, and Death