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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
as a certified frankenstein hoe, this book was written for me specifically
As with any debut I recognize there are valid critiques, but honestly I don't care because this entire book felt like it was written for me specifically (Frankenstein! Dinosaurs! Sapphics! I'm obsessed with all of these things!). It was moody, atmospheric, and delicious, and easily one of my favorite reads last year (this is a belated review).
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Colonisation
This book was fine. Simply fine. The plot moved in fits and starts with way too many slow moving parts that didn’t move the story forward at all. It was written well, and clearly researched well, but just…meh. I kept hoping it would be more mysterious, more shocking, more frightening, more something. Anything. It was interesting at times, but mostly just rambling, and the ending was too tidy a wrap-up. 2.5 stars.