Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
It was so beautiful and strong in the beginning but then by the end I could tell the other had no idea how to finish it.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
love the cover art. personally, i dislike the trope of “smart device becomes possessed/vessel for malice”, but i feel like that aspect of the novel doesn’t matter that much. yes, its fairly prevalent in the beginning, yes it continues to be mentioned, but i don’t think it’s a “problem”. i wish there was…a different way in, but i guess in the age of Google Home/Alexa and Amazon, Moreno’s Itza Smart Speaker and Sahara (amazon) are good enough stand ins.
this book is about grief and rage. i think moreno does a great job looking at the introspection of grief and how it can shut a person off to the world. “could this story have happened if the MC’s community was different” is an interesting question. i don’t know! maybe. maybe it just would’ve been slightly different.
it unashamedly touches on Latino identity and alienation, particularly for non-spanish speaking latinos. i’m glad that was part of the bigger cosmic horror angle.
mild spoilers: i love the POV shift at the end||, not sure i love the ambiguity of the ending as a whole
ultimately it’s about mental collapse under grief. i think it does a wonderful job with that. it’s not a jump scary book, much more cosmic and existential as the book goes on. i enjoyed it. apparently it’s based off the unexpected death of his wife’s best friend, who was like a sister to him and his family. makes sense a story like this is deeply personal.
my favorite part is how ethnic / racial identity and community is woven into a cosmic horror story. those are real, life changing things that happen every day and seeing it blown out on such a huge scale was wonderful.
this book is about grief and rage. i think moreno does a great job looking at the introspection of grief and how it can shut a person off to the world. “could this story have happened if the MC’s community was different” is an interesting question. i don’t know! maybe. maybe it just would’ve been slightly different.
it unashamedly touches on Latino identity and alienation, particularly for non-spanish speaking latinos. i’m glad that was part of the bigger cosmic horror angle.
mild spoilers: i love the POV shift at the end||, not sure i love the ambiguity of the ending as a whole
ultimately it’s about mental collapse under grief. i think it does a wonderful job with that. it’s not a jump scary book, much more cosmic and existential as the book goes on. i enjoyed it. apparently it’s based off the unexpected death of his wife’s best friend, who was like a sister to him and his family. makes sense a story like this is deeply personal.
my favorite part is how ethnic / racial identity and community is woven into a cosmic horror story. those are real, life changing things that happen every day and seeing it blown out on such a huge scale was wonderful.