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audreylee's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Who are the Hatak Witches and what do they have to do with the museum break in? The first half of the novel is a more standard mystery; whereas, the last half was more fantasy/horror. The ending felt a bit rushed but this was still the best spooky book I have read this season.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Violence
galexy_brain's review
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I really enjoyed reading an indigenous myth-centred mystery but found it hard to keep picking the book up, perhaps due to how much of a slow burn this was. Once the answer to the puzzle was uncovered, it was too quickly resolved in my opinion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Medical content, Fatphobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Genocide, Colonisation, Alcohol, Cursing, Stalking, and Cultural appropriation
clovelatte's review
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Utterly spooky and had me tense and keeping the lights on. Loved the cosmology and the mystery. Dealt with some grisly murders and upsetting content so check content warnings for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual violence, and Vomit
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