You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
This was such a brilliantly executed horror book. It was a fast paced decent into madness, and I couldn't keep my eyes away from it. A lot of the themes, especially about mother-daughter relationships, hit very close to home for me. I could understand Ji-Won's seething anger towards the world around her, even if by the end of the book, she was unrecognizable due to her descent to madness.
The plot twist at the end was crazy. By that final page, my jaw was left wide open. If you are a fan of shocking body horror and the types of stories where you watch someone's descent into madness, you will absolutely love this book.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Blood, Stalking, Cultural appropriation
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Cannibalism
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
This was a great, fun quick, gory read of Ji- Won and her increasing obsession of blue eyes after she tastes her first fish eye at home. The narrative was medium paced at the beginning picking up to a fast pace from half way through the book. The descriptive gore when Ji-won starts realising she's addicted to eyes is well done, because it's added with the dread and the build up of the obsession.
I feel that this book also tackles loss, grief, mental heath and abuse very well. The Korean culture and expectations was interweaved within the narrative beautifully and made for a wonderful tense read. Would love to see this released into the audiobook world!
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking, Toxic friendship