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Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen

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stine_0's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0


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grunbean's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-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? Yes

5.0

I devoured this. This book is my flavour of weird, and I could not put it down. Woman’s wrongs, reality TV and commentary on society, lesbians, the Pacific Northwest, and a cryptid? Sign me up.

From the reviews I read I was expecting this to be pulpy. I can see that, but is this is pulp then it’s the best pulp I’ve ever read. I want more of this, which is my only complaint. 

I don’t feel like I can describe my experience without spoilers. It might not be the weirdest out there, but it will take you for a wild ride. And, for me, the gore is VISCERAL.

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inkworm's review

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

3.5


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cmboyke's review

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

4.75

This was the perfect thrill ride to pull me out of my reading slump. Once I started, it was difficult not to read the rest. 

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addimop's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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

4.5

such a fun read that balances horror and comedy. the only reason this is not 5 stars for me is the overall message is a little obscure. the book definitely satirizes reality tv but also fleshes out the characters enough that you empathize with them. perhaps its more a commentary on what we have to do to survive under capitalism? there also must be a larger meaning to a monster who wants companionship but cant express it so ends up going on a heterosexual killing spree …. 

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amonkman's review against another edition

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

5.0


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apestforwrens's review

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adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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

3.75

Like a lot of reviews have already said, great concept but a little shaky on the execution. Even so, it was a fun read. Part of that fun was saying “wait what just happened?” out loud to myself as I was reading.
I didn’t love the ending, I think it felt a little rushed and we never quite got any explanation for *why* the cult was doing what it did aside from some vague “she’s so amazing” stuff. I did love the epilogue though. I’d also love to read a prequel to this just about the formation of the Lesbian Death Cult (tm)

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kelly_e's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny 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

1.5

Title: Patricia Wants to Cuddle
Author: Samantha Allen
Genre: Horror
Rating: 1.50
Pub Date: June 28, 2022

T H R E E • W O R D S

Unique • Absurd • Gruesome

📖 S Y N O P S I S

On this season of The Catch, contestants must compete for love. And their lives.

When the final four women in competition for an aloof, somewhat sleazy bachelor’s heart arrive on a mysterious island in the Pacific Northwest, they prepare themselves for another week of extreme sleep deprivation, invasive interviews, and, of course, the salacious drama eager viewers nationwide tune in to devour. Each woman came on The Catch for her own reasons—brand sponsorships, followers, and, yes, even love—and they’ve all got their eyes steadfastly trained on their respective prizes. Enter Patricia, a temperamental and woefully misunderstood local living alone in the dark, verdant woods, and desperate for connection. Through twists as unexpected as they are wildly entertaining, the self-absorbed cast and jaded crew each make her acquaintance atop the island’s tallest and most desolate peak, finding themselves at the center of an action-packed thriller that is far from scripted—and only a few will make the final cut.

💭 T H O U G H T S

How did this bizarre, satirical, completely outside my comfort zone, novel fall into my hands? Well that's the beauty of online book club events. This is nothing I would have ever picked up on my own accord, but peer pressure is real even in adulthood.

Writing this review is difficult because I don't even know what I read. I was expecting one thing and got something completely different - so I definitely think there was poor marketing of what this book is. The build up through the first half was slow, yet the second half was packed with senseless violence and trying to cover too many different storyline.

I understand Patricia Wants to Cuddle is Samantha Allen's attempt at social commentary through the reality show trope. However, when I finally made it to the end, I was confused because nothing was resolved. It was was one of those books that left me with that 'what the heck' feeling. I am not really sure what I read. One thing I am sure about is I am not the intended audience for this book. While it's hard for me to see myself recommending this to anyone, if you're book club is looking for something that is guaranteed to spark discussion than this would definitely fit the bill.

📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• fans of the reality TV trope

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"By the way, Maggie, quick news flash from the future: we don’t wear socks with Birkenstocks anymore."

"Imagine a world so small that your ego can fill all of it." 

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raisinreads's review against another edition

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mysterious
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

This was fun! The build up was way longer than the action, which was definitely a bummer & when the action was happening it was barely any plot and just continual violence, which made it less interesting, like I thought the book would've spent more time on them trying to survive and figuring shit out but it was just bam bam bam; i also would have loved more gay love story going on

This was another book, where (for me), the idea was better than the execution, bc I could see this being done so well

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hauntedtesty's review

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

2.5

 I usually think that horror stories should be shorter, otherwise you can lose the tension. In this case, I would have liked some more on Patricia and the islanders. The rush at the end -reveal of the creature in the creature feature- raised questions for me that I couldn't guess from what I'd read or what came after. Which wasn't many pages because...this is quite short.
 Most of this book was a satire(affectionate) on reality shows and performing for endless media consumption. It was easy to grasp their presentation personality, as it were, because i've watched enough reality shows to get it. I find it interesting that the more I felt for the 'other' women in the show, the more I found Renee distasteful (although that really ties into those questions above. hoping my bookclub has suggestions) 

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