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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
"The rules are simple.
If you see a girl who looks like you, run and fight.
Don't bleed.
If you bleed, blot, burn and bleech.
If you find a hole, find your parents."
This short books follows the story of Molly Southbourne, who finds out at a young age that when she bleeds, the blood forms an identical clone of herself that are also murderous and violent. Despite being as careful as she can, Molly finds herself accidentally creating more 'Mollys' and her parents have been secretly disposing of the dead clones.
At the beginning of the book, our narrator is an unnamed girl who has been beaten and tied in a dark room, left to rot in her own waste. We quickly find out that Molly has beaten and tied the girl up, and begins to tell the girl her life story.
So the concept was there, unfortunately the book just didn't live up to it. The idea of someone's blood creating murderous clones is genius and I was so excited for a dark gory story exploring that idea. But for some reason, I was bored and didn't feel like I was getting the story I signed up for.
I will say however, that I appreciated that the author thought about what would happen when Molly eventually started menstruating and actually thought about how Molly and her body would create to these things.
Overall, it was an okay quick read, but kinda disappointing based on my own hopes.
If you see a girl who looks like you, run and fight.
Don't bleed.
If you bleed, blot, burn and bleech.
If you find a hole, find your parents."
This short books follows the story of Molly Southbourne, who finds out at a young age that when she bleeds, the blood forms an identical clone of herself that are also murderous and violent. Despite being as careful as she can, Molly finds herself accidentally creating more 'Mollys' and her parents have been secretly disposing of the dead clones.
At the beginning of the book, our narrator is an unnamed girl who has been beaten and tied in a dark room, left to rot in her own waste. We quickly find out that Molly has beaten and tied the girl up, and begins to tell the girl her life story.
So the concept was there, unfortunately the book just didn't live up to it. The idea of someone's blood creating murderous clones is genius and I was so excited for a dark gory story exploring that idea. But for some reason, I was bored and didn't feel like I was getting the story I signed up for.
I will say however, that I appreciated that the author thought about what would happen when Molly eventually started menstruating and actually thought about how Molly and her body would create to these things.
Overall, it was an okay quick read, but kinda disappointing based on my own hopes.
Great book, fantastic concept, it was really interesting, and the story was so fantastic to read! Must read the sequel now!
This book definitely has an interesting concept. It was a fast read and I enjoyed the story line.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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4/5 stars
This has a very interesting premise and I thought the execution was good, and I feel like the story is complete enough that I don't need to pick up the sequel (I've also heard it's not as good).
4/5 stars
This has a very interesting premise and I thought the execution was good, and I feel like the story is complete enough that I don't need to pick up the sequel (I've also heard it's not as good).
What a delightfully weird and creepy story that will stick with me for years.
Premissa interessant i ritme trepidant, però la història, els protagonistes i el desenllaç m'han deixat bastant fred. Magnífica traducció i resto a l'espera de més títols d'aquesta eixalabrada col·lecció.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Weird. Original. Matter-of-fact tone and strong female lead are a great mix.
"‘With each failure, each insult, each wound to the psyche, we are created anew. This new self is who we must battle each day or face extinction of the spirit’" (p. 115).
"‘With each failure, each insult, each wound to the psyche, we are created anew. This new self is who we must battle each day or face extinction of the spirit’" (p. 115).
What the hell? This was definitely an interesting horror novella. But like. What the hell?