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everemembered's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jae_lou's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
micksland's review
dark
tense
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
4.0
This is an excellent, fast-paced sequel to “The Murders of Molly Southborne”. While it’s hard to talk about the plot without spoiling the prequel, I’ll say that I really enjoyed the fast pace and the horror elements.
This is a book that has a lot of depth despite its short page count. Molly has to contend with several new foes, including shadowy government agents and potential spies, as she struggles to understand her own identity and condition. It’s a very fun series for those who like thrillers and horror novels!
This is a book that has a lot of depth despite its short page count. Molly has to contend with several new foes, including shadowy government agents and potential spies, as she struggles to understand her own identity and condition. It’s a very fun series for those who like thrillers and horror novels!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Body horror
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Fire/Fire injury
francisca_correia's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.0
suzemo's review against another edition
5.0
Follow up to the Murders of Molly Southborne (which I freakin' loved), the Survival of Molly Southbourne was also excellently written. It didn't grip me as tightly as the first novella, but I still devoured it before going to sleep and very much enjoyed the novella.
And while I would love to read more, this was a very satisfying and interesting conclusion to Molly's story.
I want more, and yet, I do not. I do hope, but I also just want this to be done.
And while I would love to read more, this was a very satisfying and interesting conclusion to Molly's story.
I want more, and yet, I do not. I do hope
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Tamara gets a turnmellabella's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the first book so much, I had to see what happened in the second one. This follow up was good. Just not as good as the first. The main character is A molly. NOT Molly. The "prime". You do learn a little more, find out what happened to James and a few other things. If there is a third, I'll read that too. The premise is very interesting and unlike anything I've read before.
betwixt_the_pages's review against another edition
5.0
Rating: 5/5 Penguins
Quick Reasons: why do you have to hurt me so, books?!; painfully exquisite ending to a beautiful duology; I think Tade Thompson just might be a new favorite author for me; this was wrapped up so, so gorgeously; once again, I have not the words
There's just something about a gorgeously crafted duology that gets me all SWOONY, Penguins! And this duology? Was fanTASTic from start to finish. I can't even.
This character...this story....will crawl beneath your fingernails, claw beneath your skin, and seek shelter in your veins. This will stick with you. This will HAUNT you, until the very end, and for a while after. If I were to scoop a piece of my heart out of my chest this second, MONTHS after having finished this duology....it would be riddled by this journey. There's an altering, a changing, that happens while reading, that I would never wish to go back on.
Again, the prose was poetic and gorgeous. There is a ghostly, phantasmic quality to the pages that leaves readers feeling almost dreamlike--as if they're just on the verge of awakening, and are still quite foggy with sleep, and don't quite yet know what is real. This is coupled with the horror of the story, the riddle of the ending. Tade Thompson knows how to weave a story in all the BEST ways--and he does so prominently with this duology.
If you're looking for a paranormal, unique, DEEP read....check out this series. Dive into these pages, dive into this character, and let her take you over. Because she will. By the end, you'll wonder if mayhaps you're just another molly, seeking out the answer to your life. As for me...this will be the series that I compare all the next reads to. I cannot WAIT to hear what you all think of Molly Southbourne, and the mollys.
Quick Reasons: why do you have to hurt me so, books?!; painfully exquisite ending to a beautiful duology; I think Tade Thompson just might be a new favorite author for me; this was wrapped up so, so gorgeously; once again, I have not the words
There's just something about a gorgeously crafted duology that gets me all SWOONY, Penguins! And this duology? Was fanTASTic from start to finish. I can't even.
This character...this story....will crawl beneath your fingernails, claw beneath your skin, and seek shelter in your veins. This will stick with you. This will HAUNT you, until the very end, and for a while after. If I were to scoop a piece of my heart out of my chest this second, MONTHS after having finished this duology....it would be riddled by this journey. There's an altering, a changing, that happens while reading, that I would never wish to go back on.
I suppose I killed enough mollys to warrant a haunting, but I don’t believe in ghosts, and I hate problems that I cannot punch into submission.
Again, the prose was poetic and gorgeous. There is a ghostly, phantasmic quality to the pages that leaves readers feeling almost dreamlike--as if they're just on the verge of awakening, and are still quite foggy with sleep, and don't quite yet know what is real. This is coupled with the horror of the story, the riddle of the ending. Tade Thompson knows how to weave a story in all the BEST ways--and he does so prominently with this duology.
If you're looking for a paranormal, unique, DEEP read....check out this series. Dive into these pages, dive into this character, and let her take you over. Because she will. By the end, you'll wonder if mayhaps you're just another molly, seeking out the answer to your life. As for me...this will be the series that I compare all the next reads to. I cannot WAIT to hear what you all think of Molly Southbourne, and the mollys.
arachnichemist's review against another edition
1.0
This book was a massive disappointment. It feels like it's on 16x fast forward and that the author was forced to put in radical and nonsensical plot twists every 5-10 pages. I like books that make me go wtf like PKD. However, this just feels extremely sloppy and written in a few hours.