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2treads's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was such a great collection of stories. I can't remember reading and feeling an ache of longing and connection with the main characters as I did with this collection. I can't wait for Suzan to give us more stories.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Xenophobia, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death, Car accident, Bullying, Blood, and Animal death
booktribe's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
🖤 Beautiful & engrossing writing
🖤 Trinidadian folklore
🖤 Shapeshifters
🖤 Gothic settings
🖤 Creepy atmosphere
🖤 Characters you care about
🖤 Themes of bodily autonomy & finding your voice
🖤 Incredibly sapphic (literally every story except for maybe one was gay, we love it)
Story ratings:
📚 The Pull of the Herd: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Personal Rakshasi: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Her Voice, Unmasked: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Of Claw and Bone: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (TW: domestic violence)
📚 Kill Jar: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (Tw: suicidal ideation, child abuse)
📚 Propagating Peonies: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
📚 Tessellated: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (Tw: domestic abuse)
📚 Laughter Among The Trees: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Apolèpsie: A Descaling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 The Bride: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Tara’s Mother’s Skin: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Douen: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (TW: death of a child, animal death)
Average rating: 3.8 ⭐️s
Overall rating: 5 ⭐️s!
Thank you Neon Hemlock for this review copy! All opinions are my own.
🖤 Trinidadian folklore
🖤 Shapeshifters
🖤 Gothic settings
🖤 Creepy atmosphere
🖤 Characters you care about
🖤 Themes of bodily autonomy & finding your voice
🖤 Incredibly sapphic (literally every story except for maybe one was gay, we love it)
Story ratings:
📚 The Pull of the Herd: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Personal Rakshasi: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Her Voice, Unmasked: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Of Claw and Bone: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (TW: domestic violence)
📚 Kill Jar: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (Tw: suicidal ideation, child abuse)
📚 Propagating Peonies: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
📚 Tessellated: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (Tw: domestic abuse)
📚 Laughter Among The Trees: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Apolèpsie: A Descaling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 The Bride: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Tara’s Mother’s Skin: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Douen: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (TW: death of a child, animal death)
Average rating: 3.8 ⭐️s
Overall rating: 5 ⭐️s!
Thank you Neon Hemlock for this review copy! All opinions are my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Child death
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