Reviews with content warning for Rape - Maeve Fly

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baileybeloved's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Things I loved about this book: extended metaphors, Maeve's all-consuming possessiveness, and the absurdity of being a Disney princess / killer. CJ Leede does not shy away from or minimize the dark nature of Maeve and I respect that a lot.
Leede is also great at detailed scenes and places which really transport you. Gore/body horror were definitely there, but some things glossed over enough that even I (new to the body horror subgenre) was okay with reading it. Suspense was definitely there - I felt genuinely nervous reading this. Ending was exactly what it was going to be, with who Maeve is. I was disappointed by and for her, but it never could have ended any other way.

Things I didn't love about this book:
-the pacing!!! I felt like the first 60-70% were just slow meanders through Maeve's head, with no real plot or character development or an occurring - either make the book longer or make things happen faster. The back of the book talks about her following Patrick Bateman but that is such a small short part of the story that I felt the selling premise was not an accurate reflection of the book's contents.
-the egg subplot/kink (but not for the reason you think). My issue with the egg thing is that it just seemed very heavy handed (lol) for the metaphor the author was trying to convey. On one hand, I get it - Maeve's constant struggle is eased when she finds someone who can help her, who does not judge her interests but instead assists with them, that Maeve is all or nothing so she never considered anything in the middle ground. But on the other hand.... really? She has been

attempting to put an egg in her ass for YEARS and never considered a temperature between hard boiled and raw?????? How many eggs has she wasted on this??

. This is probably also a commentary on the single-minded pursuit of her goals, how inflexible she is, how everything must go exactly as she imagines it, that she needs a companion to ..... soften ? .... her ridged nature. But I was just so annoyed by this for some reason.
-the answer about the dolls:

It seemed so obvious to me that Gideon was making the dolls. I did not for one second consider or buy that it was some random girl making them

. The writing seemed to say we should be shocked by this but I was not surprised at all.

Other: A lot of the really positive reviews are audiobook specific so maybe I would've liked it more if I would have listened to it. Also I ADORE the other cover, with Maeve in the princess dress holding an eye.

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lackof_shelf_control's review

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3.0

‼️ᴛᴡ: ʀᴀᴘᴇ, ᴅʀᴜɢɢɪɴɢ, ɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ɢᴇɴɪᴛᴀʟ ᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴅɪsᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀ, ᴛᴏʀᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟ ᴀʙᴜsᴇ ‼️

ɪ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏɴ ɢᴏᴏᴅʀᴇᴀᴅs sᴛᴀʀᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜ “ ᴡᴛғ ᴅɪᴅ ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅ?” , ʙᴜᴛ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴡᴛғ ᴅɪᴅ ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅ? ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ᴅɪsɴᴇʏ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss sᴀᴅɪsᴛ 🤯 ɪ sᴀᴡ ᴀ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋsᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ʙʟɪɴᴅ 😳 ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜɪs sᴛᴏʀʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴜɴɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀɪʟʏ ɢʀᴏss. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ sᴇx ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ 🤮 ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ sᴍᴜᴛ, sᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʙɪɢ ᴘᴜɴᴄʜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ. ʟᴜᴄᴋɪʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪsɴ’ᴛ sᴜᴘᴇʀ ʟᴏɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜɪs. ɪ ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ 𝟹 ⭐️ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪ ᴅɪᴅ ғʟʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ɴᴏᴛ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴏɴᴇ - ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ɪ ᴡɪsʜ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ.

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rowan27's review

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

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ladytanuks's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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emilyyjjean's review

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dark tense fast-paced

5.0

Wow, just wow. I just don't know how to articulate my thoughts right now after reading this. I loved it, but also I'm thinking "WTF did I just read?!". It's teetering on extreme horror, and won't be for everyone. Definitely take a look at content warnings before starting. If you're someone that can stomach a lot of things and you love horror, I'd say give this book a try though.

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biobeetle's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-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

3.75

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aus10england's review against another edition

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dark 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

3.5

Maeve you freak nasty b*tch

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ketamineio's review

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dark reflective sad 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

5.0

this book is indescribable. i got this book because i asked the employee for a really nasty, gross, violent horror book. He didnt disappoint. you almost know what is going to happen, but it shocks you regardless. I love how it is simultaneously descriptive in the acts, without being too overbearing in regards to violence towards women. it is somehow one of the saddest stories you would read about an outcast, but you shouldnt feel bad. Not really

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