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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
tense
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism
LMFAO. I was so excited to read an "Anti-colonial Revenge Horror Story" but the writing was sooo cringe. I literally turned it into a drinking game at some point for descriptions of Latinx characters that felt like a hate crime ("Her lip liner that was one shade darker than her lipstick")
The horror story itself is decently written (if you're up for some intense bug/body horror). It's the modern day setting thats painfully written.
The horror story itself is decently written (if you're up for some intense bug/body horror). It's the modern day setting thats painfully written.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Hate crime, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This 2021 staff favorite is recommended by Mark. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Squeen%20of%20the%20cicadas%20castro__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold
Originally posted over at my personal blog site, Night Terror Novels
“Unlike things like gravity and the sun, justice is a commodity, like oil or cotton or tobacco.”
– V. Castro, The Queen of the Cicadas
“Unlike things like gravity and the sun, justice is a commodity, like oil or cotton or tobacco.”
– V. Castro, The Queen of the Cicadas
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love books set in Texas and I love revenge stories. The back story was horrific and there was just enough gore to keep me on my toes. The folklore and history in this book kept me engaged throughout.
A revenge tale reminiscent of THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS and I WAS DORA SUAREZ, white supremacy is the villain and recompense comes from the gods of the indigenous peoples. A terrible crime was committed on an old plantation where Mexicans picked for white men who treated them like trash—so literally that a Mexican girl is killed by a white man, selfish and frustrated he could not have his way.
But death does not bring peace to the dead and the spirit of the dead girl —and her new, dark mother— haunt the plantation and the people there (and haunting is the gentlest of encounters. Filled with truly terrifying writing, scenes that leave you gasping for air, and characters that radiate their pain as much as they feel it, THE QUEEN OF THE CICADAS is a top-ten read of 2021.
But death does not bring peace to the dead and the spirit of the dead girl —and her new, dark mother— haunt the plantation and the people there (and haunting is the gentlest of encounters. Filled with truly terrifying writing, scenes that leave you gasping for air, and characters that radiate their pain as much as they feel it, THE QUEEN OF THE CICADAS is a top-ten read of 2021.