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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
“i don’t consider human blood an animal product” might genuinely be the most hilarious line delivery i’ve read in a long time. also jude wolf are you free on thursday night please answer
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 out of 5 stars
Rep: Lesbian MC with chronic pain, sapphic MC, sapphic South Asian side character, Black side character
Content warnings: Body horror (like, a lot), mentioned assault, stalking, home invasion, violence against women, serial murders of women, self harm for magical purposes, domestic violence, religious persecution, death, grief, underage drinking, vomit/blood/excrement, menstruation, fire, mentioned drug use, brief mentions of COVID, brief mentions of dead/injured birds and insects
What a ride! I wasn't completely sold at the beginning -- Zara came across as kind of a pick-me girl during her first chapter or two -- but it sucked me in very quickly. This was my first Krystal Sutherland book, but definitely won't be my last! I adore the way she builds atmosphere.
It's an extremely heavy novel thematically (PLEASE mind the trigger warnings), but so very necessary. And despite that, there's still quite a bit of humor and queer joy. Watching the couple that eventually gets together engage in some good ol' pining had me giggling and kicking my feet.
Also, I LOVE the dedication ("to all the angry girls"). While I no longer identify as a girl, I spent more than two decades of my life being told I couldn't be angry because that isn't what good Christian girls do. I'll likely always feel a connection to feminine rage and I thoroughly enjoy when authors lean into that theme.
All in all, this is an amazing work of horror that I will absolutely be promoting at my library.
**HUGE thank you to Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books for granting me an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!**
Rep: Lesbian MC with chronic pain, sapphic MC, sapphic South Asian side character, Black side character
Content warnings: Body horror (like, a lot), mentioned assault, stalking, home invasion, violence against women, serial murders of women, self harm for magical purposes, domestic violence, religious persecution, death, grief, underage drinking, vomit/blood/excrement, menstruation, fire, mentioned drug use, brief mentions of COVID, brief mentions of dead/injured birds and insects
What a ride! I wasn't completely sold at the beginning -- Zara came across as kind of a pick-me girl during her first chapter or two -- but it sucked me in very quickly. This was my first Krystal Sutherland book, but definitely won't be my last! I adore the way she builds atmosphere.
It's an extremely heavy novel thematically (PLEASE mind the trigger warnings), but so very necessary. And despite that, there's still quite a bit of humor and queer joy. Watching the couple that eventually gets together engage in some good ol' pining had me giggling and kicking my feet.
Also, I LOVE the dedication ("to all the angry girls"). While I no longer identify as a girl, I spent more than two decades of my life being told I couldn't be angry because that isn't what good Christian girls do. I'll likely always feel a connection to feminine rage and I thoroughly enjoy when authors lean into that theme.
All in all, this is an amazing work of horror that I will absolutely be promoting at my library.
**HUGE thank you to Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books for granting me an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!**
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
DNF @page 40
I was bored as all hell. This is clearly not marketed to me as a reader and that's why I shouldn't always be influenced by the cover
I was bored as all hell. This is clearly not marketed to me as a reader and that's why I shouldn't always be influenced by the cover
adventurous
challenging
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So good. Could not put it down. Love the characters. Somehow funny but still so heavy
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
i LOVED this book! i loved how gory it was. i could literally SEE the disgusting scenes that were described and i loved and hated it at the same time. i love the unusual and whimsical show of feminism in this and all 3 of the main characters were so real and wonderful. i also loved the little bit of wlw aspect that we got.