3.61 AVERAGE

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lionessramping's review

1.0

Weird complete and total tone flip at 53%, and then the rest of the book is just a random stream of Cthulian body horror...
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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inky_cap's review

4.5
challenging dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Super unsure why I finished this
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amirahalidrus's review

4.5
adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
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lucrezi's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 9%

meh writing
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danys_reads's review

2.75
medium-paced
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lozbug's review

3.5

“Squiddos”
challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I went into this book blind off of a recommendation without even reading the back! The cosmic-pandemic horror hit close to home and I really enjoyed the plot as a whole. The voice of the piece weaves in gruesome body horror and quirky millennialism that I struggled with at times, but as a Muir fan I'm aware I'm throwing stones from a very rickety glass house. I didn't 100% hate it, in fact some lines had me giggling, but some just came off as dated. 

Be prepared for women's wrongs to feature prominently!
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bellamaria_'s review

2.75
adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Diverse cast of characters: Yes