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Desert Creatures by Kay Chronister

erinsteffens's review against another edition

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3.0

This book has such a cool premise and setting but I feel like we didn't really do much with it

gems_roadhouse's review against another edition

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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? No

2.5

kangokaren's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars. Very unique book. Felt very strange & surreal. I couldn’t stop reading it once I’d started. Can I recommend it? Depends on how weird & strange you like your books. Also, how’s your stomach for disturbing images?

“A heretic is just a priest who’s been found out, she had said. Some part of her had understood that we were all rotten. She should never have hoped for more than bald-faced hypocrisy and an occasional psalm from me.”

jasminedobert's review against another edition

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

2.75

bookthra's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

itisnele's review against another edition

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2.0

A reminder to myself to stop buying books solely for the cover

vividynasty's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

5.0

helloiammikki's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

4.5

If Jeff Vandermeer and Octavia Butler sat down to write a story together, it would probably be something like this.

Desert Creatures is bleak, it's weird, it's sad, and surprisingly also a little hopeful. It reflects on the worse things need to get before they get better, without showing things getting better.

If that's not your vibe, you probably won't like it. I loved it.

kmw96's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

tunawidow's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75