Reviews with content warning for Animal death - What Moves the Dead

3 stars = I liked it

I enjoyed the writing and it was gross and spooky. I’ve never read the original so I can’t compare it. I liked the main character enough yo want to read the next one.

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cranshrooms's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I DEVOURED this book on a rare day off. Like an animal. And I [censored] loved it. I have loved EAP since I was 8, and this scratched an itch I didn't realize I still had. I loved how the author brought in a discussion of new pronouns, gave them valuable and compelling cultural context, and then also made it relevant to the horror!! Wow. Wow. Loved it. The writing style was very Poe meets Doyle meets 2015 Tumblr user and it was absolutely perfect. The science and horror melded perfectly. I'm going to be a freak about this book for some time.

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br3anna_'s review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

This horror or thriller was a very nice book to come across as I have not come across a horror or thriller that piqued my interest like this one.
*cough* all the missing girls

Semi-Cons

The first few chapters were slow.

It took a long time to read the entire thing. Perhaps that's just a me problem, but! Either way, it *dragged*

Pros

I like how everything the author wrote came full circle. It was clever. Everything connected!

All of the characters were very likable! I found myself getting a little teary-eyed :')

I liked how the author explained their worldbuilding in case the reader was confused.
That's how a real author should do it when introducing a world! *cough* the kingdom of liars

It was descriptive, and it got the point across when something unnatural happened. For example, when the heirs stood and stared and didn't move upon the person moving.

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laurenh198's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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eva333's review

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adventurous mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

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xxkatastrophe's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A cozy gothic retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher. If you liked Mexican Gothic, you’ll enjoy this!

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purplepenning's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

Ahh, T Kingfisher, inspiring me to read out of my comfort zone and into the world of classic haunted houses, creeping dread, and

zombifying fungi

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This *just* passes my personal Doctor Who/Star Trek measuring stick of tolerable horror (i.e., I can tolerate science fantasy stories that are as unsettling as the scariest episodes of those shows as long as they're also creative, interesting, thoughtful, contain endearing characters, etc.).

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