Reviews

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Sexism, Violence, Gore, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Abandonment, and Gun violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Alcoholism, Medical content, Alcohol, Car accident, Torture, Drug use, Addiction, and Infertility

Minor: Racism, Pedophilia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Homophobia, Vomit, Child death, and Trafficking

rubybird16's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

slburg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse

arrk33's review against another edition

5.0

Fun, dark, heavy, exciting! I was enthralled from the first page to the last! World-building and plot in under 300 pages! While there is magic-ish type stuff, I’d almost classify this as a sci-fi thriller. I hope for a sequel so we can return to the world and dive deeper into the ‘waters lore and history!!

sunwaves's review against another edition

3.0

the agony that is motherhood… i devoured this book

finding_happiness's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.0

andalucia's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

msmalicious's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

alyssa14086's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ametakinetos's review against another edition

4.0

Love has no cost.

A fantastically dark and original story playing off the time-honored themes of family, motherhood, and sacrifice. Less of a science fiction piece and more a reflection on such topics, but I enjoyed the ride!