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exocutionn's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Body horror, and Bullying
Minor: Sexual content and Mass/school shootings
booksdogsandcoffee's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Thank you storygram tour for an early copy in exchange for an honest review.
Cat has become a monster. She and other students are stuck inside their high school, some are also changing into monsters while others stay human, all the while something is hunting them down. They don’t know what, but Cat’s memories are the key to why they are all there and more importantly, a way out.
I’m going to start this off with this book is not for everyone. It deals with A LOT of very heavy topics(see cw bellow) but it made you think and feel and cry. It was heart breaking and realistic. It isn’t the story that many of us want to read right now but one that I personally believe needs to be told. Especially with the topics that are covered.
Cw:
Bullying
Gore
Violence
Animals killed
Classist
Hanging
Sexual assault
Trauma
Mental health
Eating disorder
This is a spoiler for the plot but must be mentioned.
Spoiler
Underage pornography mentioned
School shooting
Cat has become a monster. She and other students are stuck inside their high school, some are also changing into monsters while others stay human, all the while something is hunting them down. They don’t know what, but Cat’s memories are the key to why they are all there and more importantly, a way out.
I’m going to start this off with this book is not for everyone. It deals with A LOT of very heavy topics(see cw bellow) but it made you think and feel and cry. It was heart breaking and realistic. It isn’t the story that many of us want to read right now but one that I personally believe needs to be told. Especially with the topics that are covered.
Cw:
Bullying
Gore
Violence
Animals killed
Classist
Hanging
Sexual assault
Trauma
Mental health
Eating disorder
This is a spoiler for the plot but must be mentioned.
Spoiler
Underage pornography mentioned
School shooting
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Classism, Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, Animal death, Gun violence, and Body horror
Minor: Eating disorder
ninjamuse's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
It’s been a long time since a horror novel scared the pants off me. And YA horror, when I’m getting less and less hooked by teen fiction as the years go on? That is a sign of a great book, right there.
Katzenjammer is surreal and claustrophobic and tense, to the point where I wanted to keep reading but couldn’t, because tension overload and fear of nightmares and all that. The stakes and the horror keep ratcheting up and every time I thought I had a handle on the the world of School and how horrific everything was going to get, I was not prepared. Like, to the last page I was unprepared. “Body horror” + “trapped in high school” + “she's slowly remembering everything” doesn’t even scratch the surface. This is so real and angry and beautiful and creepy and pointed and terrifying and I’m going to be thinking about this book for a while as I unpick all the layers. I want to scream from the horror and from how good it was, all at the same time.
Damn, but Zappia knows how to write.
Please, please check content warnings on this one, everyone, please. This was A LOT, and I haven’t even been in school recently.
(Releases June 28. Thanks for the publisher and my work for providing me an advanced copy.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Bullying
Moderate: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts
markedwithanm's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Mass/school shootings, Death, Gore, Body horror, and Gun violence
btwnprintedpgs's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Self harm, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Eating disorder
princessrensa's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Definitely a weird and dark book. I really enjoyed this book until the ending. I think this book was very well executed for what it was (which is why it's 4 stars), but I wanted the ending to be something other than what it was (which is why it's not 5 stars). I don't necessarily think that's a flaw of the story, though. Overall: dark, weird, creepy, surprisingly cute at times, but mostly I would call it a tense and surreal reflection on the traumas of high school.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Mass/school shootings, and Gore
Moderate: Body horror and Body shaming
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