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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
What was the last book that you finished and just had you saying “WOW”?
THIS ONE!!!
A virus tears across the globe, transforming its victims in nightmarish ways. As the world collapses, dark forces pull a small group of women together.
This one is told in three interwoven parts:
Erin, once quiet and closeted, acquires an appetite for a woman and her brain. Why does forbidden fruit taste so good?
Savannah, a professional BDSM switch, discovers a new turn-on: committing brutal murders for her eldritch masters.
Mareva, plagued with chronic tumors, is too horrified to acknowledge her divine role in the coming apocalypse, and as her growths multiply, so too does her desperation.
I am still not entirely sure what I read but my gosh it sure worked and well. This was horror, sci-fi, fantasy, dystopian, and honestly no clue but amazingness. I just don’t think I have the right words to describe how twisted and delightful this book is. Its like a train wreck, not that it is horrible, but that you can’t take your eyes away from the page. Sure, there were some politics in this book (mask wearing under nose mentions, IUD being forced on some but no vasectomies, the one black person dying…) but the book didn’t dwell on these things, and I think its hard to write a book about a virus without touching on some of these subjects. I will be giving this book one 5 stars because I cannot stop thinking about it!
Check out this fantastic ride of a book on Feb 21st!
Thank you so much to the publisher Tor Nightfire, @tornightfire, the author, and @Netgalley for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.
THIS ONE!!!
A virus tears across the globe, transforming its victims in nightmarish ways. As the world collapses, dark forces pull a small group of women together.
This one is told in three interwoven parts:
Erin, once quiet and closeted, acquires an appetite for a woman and her brain. Why does forbidden fruit taste so good?
Savannah, a professional BDSM switch, discovers a new turn-on: committing brutal murders for her eldritch masters.
Mareva, plagued with chronic tumors, is too horrified to acknowledge her divine role in the coming apocalypse, and as her growths multiply, so too does her desperation.
I am still not entirely sure what I read but my gosh it sure worked and well. This was horror, sci-fi, fantasy, dystopian, and honestly no clue but amazingness. I just don’t think I have the right words to describe how twisted and delightful this book is. Its like a train wreck, not that it is horrible, but that you can’t take your eyes away from the page. Sure, there were some politics in this book (mask wearing under nose mentions, IUD being forced on some but no vasectomies, the one black person dying…) but the book didn’t dwell on these things, and I think its hard to write a book about a virus without touching on some of these subjects. I will be giving this book one 5 stars because I cannot stop thinking about it!
Check out this fantastic ride of a book on Feb 21st!
Thank you so much to the publisher Tor Nightfire, @tornightfire, the author, and @Netgalley for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a super gory and bizarre horror story. The Eldritch monsters were interesting but I felt like it used a lot of modern or TikTok slang that really took me out of it at some points. The audio was good
challenging
dark
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic
Both funny and gruesome and occasionally a little sad, I enjoyed the pacing and storytelling most. The characters were great, and it felt very original and creative. Can’t really say I’ve read anything like it.
dark
mysterious
tense
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
Holy fucking shit! Insane book! Vacillates ridiculously between scenes that make me want to vomit and scenes that kind of turn me on. Don't worry--I'm in therapy. If you think you can handle it, you need to read this, like, now.
With that being said there was one absolutely insignificant thing that actually quite bothered me about the story. I'm gonna spoiler tag it so you can ignore me if you wish. Read the book. OK, bye.
With that being said there was one absolutely insignificant thing that actually quite bothered me about the story. I'm gonna spoiler tag it so you can ignore me if you wish. Read the book. OK, bye.
Spoiler
Snyder doesn't seem to know how sushi works? I was willing to write this off in the beginning but then it comes back in a major way later and I'm kind of shocked nobody picked it up over the course of editing. I mean, it isn't that important but it's very easily googleable information. So, first, sashimi is a specific type of sushi. It is not a catch-all term for sushi, it specifically just sliced raw fish with no rice or nori (the dried seaweed) or anything else. Fish with rice, what Erin eats in the first chapter for example, is called nigiri. Second, tako is not raw. Snyder includes multiple correct raw octopus dishes, but then hinges a plot point on the very strange idea that people in the Midwest are eating raw octopus plain. I don't doubt some people are, but when you order tako nigiri from a sushi takeout place you are almost certainly getting boiled and brined octopus--octopus that would be unable to pass along PVG. I've eaten at a lot of sushi restaurants in my short time on this earth, and I don't think I've ever once seen raw tako (which, by the way, just means "octopus," it doesn't really specify any cooking method or lack thereof), let alone raw tako served as sashimi. I also just really hate tako in general (awful texture), so maybe my anecdotes aren't the best. Eh.
My God this book is f*cked up... in the best possible way. Currently my new favorite apocalypse story!
I was so looking forward to this - cosmic body horror that's horny? I was SAT and READY but oh my god I really disliked the tone and style of this, so like casual and just being told things that are happening and emotions that are being felt without any extra flourish or vibes. I am so disappointed aahhh.
Quite possibly the weirdest stomach-churning book I've ever read. Between the BDSM playroom thingamajig and the eldritch horror spawning *shudder* I think this book will give me the willies for a while to come.
4 outta 5 Someone archive my brains like in the book plz
4 outta 5 Someone archive my brains like in the book plz