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slimepuppy's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book is deathly allergic to subtlety. There's only so many times you can read about the nature vs nurture internal conflict of the protagonist being spelled out before your eyes start to glaze over.
I really don't get Rachel Harrison. I absolutely loved The Return, steered clear of Cackle (it sounds like it has every single trope that I despise) and found Such Sharp Teeth funny, if a little boring - but this book is just an enigma to me. To have an interesting topic and do nothing with it?
Every character is a different shade of bland. Vesper desperately wants to be loved for who she is, instead of being loved for what she is, but that would be pretty hard, considering that her personality consists of being dumb and insufferable.
This book wasn't even as funny or quick as her other books!!! The body horror (which Harrison is admittedl masterful at) was barely there!!! I was so disappointed. I probably will check out her next book, because she is a talented writer, but wow. What a snooze.
The only part that was enjoyable was the epilogue, because Vesper was a little less of a miserable POV by then.
I really don't get Rachel Harrison. I absolutely loved The Return, steered clear of Cackle (it sounds like it has every single trope that I despise) and found Such Sharp Teeth funny, if a little boring - but this book is just an enigma to me. To have an interesting topic and do nothing with it?
Every character is a different shade of bland. Vesper desperately wants to be loved for who she is, instead of being loved for what she is, but that would be pretty hard, considering that her personality consists of being dumb and insufferable.
This book wasn't even as funny or quick as her other books!!! The body horror (which Harrison is admittedl masterful at) was barely there!!! I was so disappointed. I probably will check out her next book, because she is a talented writer, but wow. What a snooze.
The only part that was enjoyable was the epilogue, because Vesper was a little less of a miserable POV by then.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Animal death, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body horror
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