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Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories by GennaRose Nethercott

6 reviews

littlelizzieborden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Mental illness

river_jean_sterling's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Bullying, Child death, Death, and Emotional abuse

nixieba25f's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Murder, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Animal death

lancemama's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Body shaming

chanlo1994's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved the imagination behind these stories. It's very creepy, which isn't something I would have normally read. I also liked the story told in the second person. You don't see those too often. Very beautiful writing and prose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Animal death, Grief, Body horror, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Cannibalism, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual assault

savvylit's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Gennarose Nethercott creates fairy tales that are spellbinding and immersive. The magic feels palpably close, like I could turn a corner and discover myself in any of the stories or scenes in Fifty Beasts. From sinister roadside attractions to shape shifting foxes to beast-seeking florists, this entire collection is pure enchantment.

I had loved Nethercott's novel Thistlefoot so much that I worried that my expectations were getting too high for Fifty Beasts. Happily, though, my expectations were exceeded. Nethercott is now officially one of my favorite authors and I will read anything she publishes!

Many thanks to @netgalley and @vintageanchorbooks for the advanced reader copy of Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart in exchange for my honest review! All thoughts and opinions are my own. Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart is in stores now!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Violence