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turn_around_sammy's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
wasn’t expecting this book to be as funny as it was. Very relatable narrator.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Cannibalism
crumpledpapersheep's review
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gore and Violence
lyla_lynn's review
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A fun, mysterious, spooky read that takes place in one of the most boring places on earth: a cookie cutter house development from the 1990s. I didn't go into this with any expectations of it being a great horror and I think that's the best way to go. There is horror, but there is much more humor as Sam, our main character and archaroentomolgist, tries to figure out why her mom has started to act oddly. Now am I biased as an archaeologist? Obviously, but it was a fun read! Sam's struggle to come to terms with what could be happening is interesting to read and everything wraps up pretty nearly, and probably with a lot of PTSD for the characters, which is the best you can hope for in a horror novel.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Racism
Minor: Gore
larakaa's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The story builds slowly and it all erupts quite suddenly at the end. It's a bit too predictable for that pacing. I liked the characters and the basic idea but find the execution a bit lacking. Still Kingfisher writes in an enganging way that makes this a fast read.
Content Warnings
Minor: Gore
kbsumms's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Minor: Gore
ktv's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The ending was so weird. The middle section up until she finds the teeth was slow. I don’t even remember what happened then. I didn’t like the voice for Phil. It sounded too much like his grandfather. I couldn’t visualize him as someone close to Sam’s age. Everything happened in the last third of the book which wasn’t bad but it could’ve been more interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Fatphobia, Gore, Blood, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Racism
emglange's review
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I don’t typically enjoy horror or thrillers, but this felt like Kingfisher was telling me a slightly creepy story in the same room. Times where I both laughed and shuddered out loud!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Fatphobia
I tagged this for fatphobia but to clarify, the main character faces fatphobia but does so with clear understanding that she is worthy at whatever size and that fatphobia is wrong.thebankofbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent
purplepenning's review
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Gore, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
wandering_recorder's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
4.75
After thoroughly enjoying What Moves The Dead, I was ecstatic to hear that Kingfisher was coming out with another horror novel. Now having finished it, I am glad to say that it delivered on all my expectations in the best way possible. Set in the south with all its traditions and culture, it subliminally soothes the reader into a false sense of security only to disturb them with suggestions of what horrors and evils may lie underneath. As they solve the mystery of what is really going on in this strange house on Lammergeier Lane the reader can expect to be delighted with its macabre atmosphere and shocked with the supernatural.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Dementia, and Murder