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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Murders of Molly Southbourne was an interesting read. It was also hard to classify. There were elements of horror, science fiction, and action, but none of those genres really capture the book in its entirety. The best description I can come up with is "weirdly compelling." The style was easy to read, clinical in places which worked with some of the disturbing images. And yet the family stuff was also quite touching, and I really liked the letters that Molly's father sent her. It looks like there might be a sequel: [b:The Survival of Molly Southbourne|36365214|The Survival of Molly Southbourne|Tade Thompson|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|58049973], but I'm not quite sure where the story will go.
It's a nice book. Didn't really leave behind that much of an impression but it wrapped up perfectly. I have no plans reading the second book though.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Review originally written for my blog
I picked this up thanks to this Tor article about the NOMMA award. It won the Novella category, beating Binti: Home which I adored so figured I had to give this a try as the premise sounded fascinating.
The plot of the Novella follows the life of Molly as she grows up dealing with a very strange issue - her blood causes identical versions of her to form which then attempt to kill her. We see her as a child and follow her as she grows up and learns more about how to behave and deal with the Mollys - even if she doesn't always follow that advice!
As Molly is a girl, this naturally makes it much harder to avoid bleeding and the fact that this is tackled in the Novella is something I really enjoyed given how it's often overlooked. Her teenage years were really interesting to read about and I was constantly hooked right up until the end and left wanting to know even more.
Throughout the Novella we get a few glimpses of the worldbuilding which is very intriguing and something I'd definitely like to see more of in the sequel which is due to come out in 2019. I'm super excited to return to the world as it was a fantastic read and very creative premise.
It's way past Halloween now, but I'd definitely recommend this to anybody looking for a short, spooky read. It's also very well written and I would recommend it to anybody who enjoys darker Fantasy stories.
I picked this up thanks to this Tor article about the NOMMA award. It won the Novella category, beating Binti: Home which I adored so figured I had to give this a try as the premise sounded fascinating.
The plot of the Novella follows the life of Molly as she grows up dealing with a very strange issue - her blood causes identical versions of her to form which then attempt to kill her. We see her as a child and follow her as she grows up and learns more about how to behave and deal with the Mollys - even if she doesn't always follow that advice!
As Molly is a girl, this naturally makes it much harder to avoid bleeding and the fact that this is tackled in the Novella is something I really enjoyed given how it's often overlooked. Her teenage years were really interesting to read about and I was constantly hooked right up until the end and left wanting to know even more.
Throughout the Novella we get a few glimpses of the worldbuilding which is very intriguing and something I'd definitely like to see more of in the sequel which is due to come out in 2019. I'm super excited to return to the world as it was a fantastic read and very creative premise.
It's way past Halloween now, but I'd definitely recommend this to anybody looking for a short, spooky read. It's also very well written and I would recommend it to anybody who enjoys darker Fantasy stories.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes