Reviews

Brutes by Dizz Tate

sleepylagoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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

2.5

yveningstar's review against another edition

5.0

me

caitlinritchie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

This book was so brilliant but so confusing, I think the chaos added to the violent girlhood however. 

roseactuallyreads's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

inkakaisla's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

outrojulia's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

Reading this book aged me 10 years. Could not tell you what happened and who these characters are. Teenage girls are weird.

te_amo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

stephibabes's review against another edition

4.0

The craft of the writing by Tate in Brutes created such a powerful atmospheric stage for the story that unfolded. The switching of the narration across chapters from individual characters to the first person plural, built a sense of cultish foreboding.

I found the gentle creep of events whilst maintaining this environment of strain and resistance very enticing. It really sucks you into the world. I occasionally struggled to hold in my mind all the characters sense of individuality, which on one hand I think deliberately heightened the sense of group and pack, but sometimes made me lose the thread of who was who.

I borrowed this audiobook using the Libby app from my local library. Support your local library!

miranda_reyes's review against another edition

3.0

no plot just vibes!!! this took me 4 months to finish

edys's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0