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Maeve Fly by CJ Leede

90 reviews

sydneyema's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

trashynucleus's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism, Stalking, Abortion, and Alcohol

erika_iguess's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I really needed things to start sooner and not in the last 50ish pages. But girl... if she would have stopped and LISTENED, they would have been unstoppable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror and Alcohol

Minor: Cannibalism

huntland's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

fayziekaywolf's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

"Maeve Fly" by C.J. Leede was a wild ride from start to finish. Right away, I was hooked by the writing—the rhythm and cadence of the prose made it so easy to fall into Maeve’s world. She’s such a fascinating character, and I loved being inside her head, following her through her day-to-day life as a theme park princess by day and something much darker by night.

This book was so close to being a 5-star read for me. While I loved the beginning and the overall atmosphere, I felt the middle section lost a bit of momentum. The pacing got a little choppy, which pulled me out of the story at times. But once the horror elements kicked in, they really kicked in. The last stretch of the book was an intense, fast-paced dive into gore and body horror—something I personally enjoy—but I do wish the author had spread those elements more evenly throughout the story to really let the gruesome moments land with full impact.

That said, I still think Maeve Fly is a great horror novel. It’s not for everyone—it leans into the grotesque and isn’t afraid to make the reader uncomfortable—but for those who enjoy extreme horror with a unique, modern voice, it’s definitely worth picking up. Leede delivers a bold and fearless debut, and I’ll be keeping an eye out for whatever she writes next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use

zoidtobias's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

amaranth_wytch's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Rape, Terminal illness, and Cannibalism

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Stalking

percy_still's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

anatomicalpuppet's review

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

citybound13's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I loved the beginning of this book but the second half had some serious pacing issues. The budding romance between two of the main characters was the best part of the book aside from the murderous debauchery and I felt like that aspect gets neglected at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail