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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
I’m not a huge fan of most reality-adjacent things and COVID mentioned and a chapter on “government surveillance,” I’m wholly not invested.
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book starts out so normal and becomes so unhinged, I got whiplash. I love the snarky feminist anti-capitalist sociopolitical critique, the easy characterization, the realistic new-pandemic premise meets i queer heretical apocalyptic fantasy. I kinda
wanna be BFFs with this author. Bingeable.
But I have officially discovered I don't like body horror. It's just not for me (and I definitely shouldn't have listened to it lol), but it is super well done, so if you don't get grossed out easily, give it a go. But it's WEIRD weird, okay? Don't be fooled by the start 😂
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence
3.5-3.75 Stars
Probably one of the weirdest books I have read, but I like it.
TW: Blood, gore, graphic scenes, cannibalism, and violence.
The story is split into three parts. Each part follows a different woman and her frightening journey of being infected by the new deadly virus. The virus affected each woman differently. Erin started to crave brains. The more she ate, the more her body changed and mutated. Savannah, on the other hand, had urges to murder people. Last was Mareva. She had always had chronic tumors. But after being infected, she noticed new growths on her body. Little does she know that those growths are not tumors but something more terrifying.
This book was weird and disturbing but in a good way. I like how everything came together at the end. Although I wish there were more to Mareva's character. Her character felt bland compared to the other two. Besides that, I found this novel different and entertaining.
I would recommend this novel to fans of zombies, gore, or disturbing horror!
***I would like to thank NetGalley, Lucy A. Snyder (the author), and Macmillan Audio for graciously sending me the audiobook to review. As always, all thoughts are my own.**
Probably one of the weirdest books I have read, but I like it.
TW: Blood, gore, graphic scenes, cannibalism, and violence.
The story is split into three parts. Each part follows a different woman and her frightening journey of being infected by the new deadly virus. The virus affected each woman differently. Erin started to crave brains. The more she ate, the more her body changed and mutated. Savannah, on the other hand, had urges to murder people. Last was Mareva. She had always had chronic tumors. But after being infected, she noticed new growths on her body. Little does she know that those growths are not tumors but something more terrifying.
This book was weird and disturbing but in a good way. I like how everything came together at the end. Although I wish there were more to Mareva's character. Her character felt bland compared to the other two. Besides that, I found this novel different and entertaining.
I would recommend this novel to fans of zombies, gore, or disturbing horror!
***I would like to thank NetGalley, Lucy A. Snyder (the author), and Macmillan Audio for graciously sending me the audiobook to review. As always, all thoughts are my own.**
dark
funny
tense
fast-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:
Yes
(3.5 stars) This book was so hard to categorise. Did I “enjoy” reading it - not aways, am I glad I read it - definitely!! It was pretty graphically gruesome in some really gross ways, but it was such an original concept to me and pulled me through to the end wanting to know what on earth was happening.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
