Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Undercover by Tamsyn Muir

27 reviews

not_another_ana's review

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

3.0

"You were undercover. I'm undercover." She found herself saying: "It's a hellish world."

New in town Starr finds a job under the local crime boss as a bodyguard for a dancing ghoul. Thankless, disgusting, and dangerous work specially as Lucille, the monster in question, is smarter than she should be. It all gets more complicated when tensions rise between gangs making Starr's job harder with potentially dire consequences.

Yuck! But in a good way, a fine balance between gore and guts and character work. Confusing though, Tamsyn Muir tried to do far too much world building for the amount of pages she had. It took me two or three short chapters to realize that the city they were in moved and in the end I didn't feel like that mattered all that much. Same with the gangsters' infighting and issues with the law, it bogged down the central plot. The characters were the best part of this short story and the ending did surprise me so it was a good read.

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vaguelyredhead's review

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dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.5


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lovesagespages's review

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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orlais's review

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3.75

The badly painted lips peeled off those sharp pink teeth."Amy," the ghoul panted. "Amy, I still dream about you."


ghouls lovers rejoice

I really enjoyed the story but there was a lot of lore packed into a short story, which both had me wanting more but also became an issue of packing too much in while wanting to see more interaction between the characters.

A little messed up but in a fun way


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mrsjodihunter's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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deszra's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

i think i need to ponder on this one moreā€¦mb reread it 

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livck's review

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

2.25

I did not know what was going on. 

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elleyena_rose's review

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adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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moriahleigh's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75


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wytnie's review

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2.75

I didn't really care for this one, I feel like the start wasn't the best and instead of being mysterious it just left me confused in some parts with how it was written. I think the idea was good it just wasn't executed well in my personal opinion.

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