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badmom's review
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Violence
erine's review
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
Fascinating and weird, as all the best things are. In this universe, the toxoplasmosis parasite has mutated so that when it infects young girls, it lives asymptomatic until menstruation starts. At that time, a werewolf-like transformation occurs and these girls become as feral and violent cats, targeting men and boys.
The entire volume encapsulates the poorly informed young girls, the terror of their families as they approach puberty, the ham-fisted efforts at public health, the horror-porn of the clickbait reporting of cat attacks. In many ways, the story mocks our own society's difficulties dealing with menstrual horrors, even of a more mundane sort. In all, I found this amusing.
The entire volume encapsulates the poorly informed young girls, the terror of their families as they approach puberty, the ham-fisted efforts at public health, the horror-porn of the clickbait reporting of cat attacks. In many ways, the story mocks our own society's difficulties dealing with menstrual horrors, even of a more mundane sort. In all, I found this amusing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
pogue's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Murder, Misogyny, and Violence
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