Reviews with content warning for Body horror - Undercover

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absolute_mess's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

This was a wild ride. It’s crazy how much unique worldbuilding and characterization was accomplished in the span of 50 pages. I’m also always so impressed how everything Tamsyn Muir writes has you going “what???” until the very end, where suddenly everything clicks into place all at once. Muir is truly a master of this. Also always a big fan of Muir’s commitment to writing horrible lesbians. I love you, horrible lesbians.

This story was so gross and I really enjoyed it.

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deebauched's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

4.75

i went into this one completely blind and it was one of the big surprises in the collection so far! the way the story of an undercover agent infiltrating a gang to investigate whether they kept a dangerous ghoul as a killing tool unfolded was incredibly fascinating. from the setting to the narrative structure, the atmosphere and the cast of characters - literally everything screamed gripping quality. i loved all the reveals as the story went on, and found the world infested with ghoulish creatures full of potential for an even longer novella. the final reveal about the main character and her goals made me wish for even more stories in this verse, but as a short story it stands fairly well on its own too.

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kittycatsammy's review

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dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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izzyluna's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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hjb_128's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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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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