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amina_writes_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Vomit, Excrement, Cannibalism, Gore, Blood, Death, Medical content, and Violence
Minor: Bullying, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Fatphobia
clairebonney's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death of parent, Vomit, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Blood
Belle the dog does not die, but she is severely injured, which is described on the page and could be distressing to readsrivalli's review
2.0
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Vomit
Minor: Homophobia
natboyd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Body horror
Moderate: Vomit
apairofducks's review against another edition
4.25
My biggest complaint is that the pacing of every action scene was a bit all over the place, like the author didn’t have experience writing stories coming to a head and not just being characters hanging out, but overall, they worked.
Graphic: Child death, Body horror, Vomit, Murder, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, and Medical content
Minor: Homophobia and Mass/school shootings
thisbookisbananas's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I would say this book’s overall feel is B-movie horror( I mean this in the best way possible). It’s campy and pulpy good fun. I enjoyed the idea of inter-generational group of women fighting the undead. Lindy Ryan’s depictions of horrific scenes were just the right amount of shocking and gory, yet were paced out enough so that my brain could recuperate from the jarring scenes.
I was pleasantly surprised that the backdrop of the book is Beaumont, Texas in 1999, a time and place near and dear to my heart. I live very close to this town and was a middle schooler during this time! I enjoyed the author’s nod to southeast Texas restaurants(Rao’s,y’all!), shops (Parkdale Mall!),and the overall feeling of home and nostalgia in this book.
I will gladly pick up another book by Lindy Ryan and look forward to what she has coming up after this.
Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for the advanced reader copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Child death
Moderate: Vomit