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nikki_flowers's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
I had never read anything quite like this before and I greatly enjoyed it. Reading it felt like falling into a twisted fairytale or a campfire horror story. Bloody Summer is deeply thematic in nature and, as I’m sure there is much I yet missed, I will certainly be revisiting this story many times. It explores many heavy topics but I personally believe this is a powerful story of sexual violence, anti-colonialism, violence, and the reclamation of power.
(Note: that last sentence makes it seem like this would be a very heavy story to read but it isn’t. Nearly everything is off page mentions and is written in such a way that keeps the power of the sentiment without being triggering)
(Note: that last sentence makes it seem like this would be a very heavy story to read but it isn’t. Nearly everything is off page mentions and is written in such a way that keeps the power of the sentiment without being triggering)
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Pedophilia, Violence, Cancer, Child abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Colonisation
sarah984's review
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I really liked the format of this, a researcher in the future writing about children's rhymes in relation to a strange event that had happened in a small American town years before. This is the first thing I've read by this author and it made my head spin.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Cancer, Colonisation, and Sexual violence
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