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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Moderate: Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy
Minor: Racism, Rape, Blood
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
This felt so much worse and better since I've had Leo, I love any of these books especially the ones with strong ass women
Typically Grady Hendrix is a big hit or a big miss for me, this one was right in the middle.
I really love the way Hendrix writes his female characters, and I love that most of his books focus on female friendships. In that way, this story delivered.
I was very excited about the general concept of this book (some of his stories are really out there, this one felt more grounded), but something about the execution fell a little flat for me.
It was very long, and if it were more balanced I think I wouldn't have minded as much, but it kind of volleyed between being too much of one story, not enough of the other, and then back the other way. I was left feeling like I wanted to hear more about both stories, but not in the same book. I think it may have been a stronger story if it were broken up into two different, unrelated books. There's certainly enough material there.
I listened to this, which I think was the right move. There were three narrators: Leslie Howard, Hillary Huber, and Sara Morsey. I'm not sure who did the majority of the performing, but whatever she was paid, she wasn't paid enough. Between the witchy chanting and the teens giving birth there were a lot of vocal theatrics, some of which made me laugh out loud, which maybe wasn't the aim, but she really got into it. Not sure that would've translated in print.
I'd recommend this if you're a Hendrix fan. It's got a lot of his signature stuff - descriptive body horror, supernatural elements, and characters who feel very real. Not his best, but not his worst.
I really love the way Hendrix writes his female characters, and I love that most of his books focus on female friendships. In that way, this story delivered.
I was very excited about the general concept of this book (some of his stories are really out there, this one felt more grounded), but something about the execution fell a little flat for me.
It was very long, and if it were more balanced I think I wouldn't have minded as much, but it kind of volleyed between being too much of one story, not enough of the other, and then back the other way. I was left feeling like I wanted to hear more about both stories, but not in the same book. I think it may have been a stronger story if it were broken up into two different, unrelated books. There's certainly enough material there.
I listened to this, which I think was the right move. There were three narrators: Leslie Howard, Hillary Huber, and Sara Morsey. I'm not sure who did the majority of the performing, but whatever she was paid, she wasn't paid enough. Between the witchy chanting and the teens giving birth there were a lot of vocal theatrics, some of which made me laugh out loud, which maybe wasn't the aim, but she really got into it. Not sure that would've translated in print.
I'd recommend this if you're a Hendrix fan. It's got a lot of his signature stuff - descriptive body horror, supernatural elements, and characters who feel very real. Not his best, but not his worst.