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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
mysterious
slow-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
funny
fast-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:
No
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
funny
mysterious
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:
Complicated
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
This book was a delight. The tone of the narrator, and the things that brought her joy (especially bugs), made me so happy. Her attention to "where are all the bugs?" just felt like such a proper detail to fixate on that something was *wrong*. It was, overall, a great vibe and I enjoyed reading it.
“Was magic as primitive as trading blood and pain for hope?”
Published: 05/04/23
Genre: Horror
Page count: 259
Format read: 🎧 (narrated by Lyssa Browne)
Others read by this author: Nettle & Bone, What Moves the Dead, What Feasts at Night, The Twisted Ones
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Very similar in content & tone to the other books I've read so far by Kingfisher (with the exception of Nettle & Bone, which was more fantasy than horror), but it's a winning formula & I can't get enough of it. Starting off strong with a plus-size thirty-something FMC staying with her mother during a break from her work as an archaeological etymologist, we plunge into suburbia with a twist—on an otherwise normal street, enormous vultures perch on nearby rooftops & mailboxes, intently watching the house—& things only get stranger from there. As always, Kingfisher expertly balances the line between horror & humour, with you laughing out loud even as goosebumps appear across your skin. Thoroughly recommended.
Published: 05/04/23
Genre: Horror
Page count: 259
Format read: 🎧 (narrated by Lyssa Browne)
Others read by this author: Nettle & Bone, What Moves the Dead, What Feasts at Night, The Twisted Ones
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Very similar in content & tone to the other books I've read so far by Kingfisher (with the exception of Nettle & Bone, which was more fantasy than horror), but it's a winning formula & I can't get enough of it. Starting off strong with a plus-size thirty-something FMC staying with her mother during a break from her work as an archaeological etymologist, we plunge into suburbia with a twist—on an otherwise normal street, enormous vultures perch on nearby rooftops & mailboxes, intently watching the house—& things only get stranger from there. As always, Kingfisher expertly balances the line between horror & humour, with you laughing out loud even as goosebumps appear across your skin. Thoroughly recommended.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-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:
No
I really enjoyed this! Voice actress really nailed it! Story is engaging, and characters are funny and relatable.