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mweis's review against another edition
2.5
*I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
Hailey Piper has been an author on my radar for ages and I read and enjoyed her dark fantasy No Gods for Drowning in 2022, so I was excited to check out this offering from her. Unfortunately, it never fully came together for me.
For one, the first half of this book didn't really feel like it was going anywhere. There's a teen working at her small town drive in when all of a sudden monsters appear and then I sort of lost the plot until the 50% mark which then shifts the book into a completely different story. I like the concept and what Piper is trying to do here by creating a story about identity and creation, but the execution fell flat for me.
Hailey Piper has been an author on my radar for ages and I read and enjoyed her dark fantasy No Gods for Drowning in 2022, so I was excited to check out this offering from her. Unfortunately, it never fully came together for me.
For one, the first half of this book didn't really feel like it was going anywhere. There's a teen working at her small town drive in when all of a sudden monsters appear and then I sort of lost the plot until the 50% mark which then shifts the book into a completely different story. I like the concept and what Piper is trying to do here by creating a story about identity and creation, but the execution fell flat for me.
mechashark's review against another edition
4.5
if i can trust hailey piper for anything it's books about girls, monsters, and girls who are monsters
also as my gf put it:this is why they didnt want haruhi suzumiya finding out she's god
also as my gf put it:
arlingtonchamberofgay's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Car accident
hzmt's review against another edition
I'm gonna come back to this, but it's just not what I want to be reading rn
lzcvgdn's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kletter_ida's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
windsorgrace's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
4.0
Here’s another book I read based solely on hype. Facebook and bookstagram kept raving about it so I had to check it out. I wish I could find the original post that made me buy it because the review was awesome.
I enjoyed this book even though it was not at all what I was expecting. I went into it with no expectations, having bought it a few weeks ago and then completely forgotten everything I read about it. But I know myself and I don’t buy books unless they sound incredible. I’m a big fan of the library and Kindle Unlimited, so this was unusual behavior. It was so out there it took me a while to get into it. Not to mention I struggled to picture some of the events of the story because the plot is so wild. At the end of the day, it was a fun and fast paced read that kept my attention and kept me guessing.
A Light Most Hateful begins mundanely with the main character, Olivia, discussing how in love she is with her best friend, Sunflower. Olivia is new to town, having run away from home three years prior and was welcomed to Chapel Hill by Sunflower. She’s reminiscing while working her boring job at the concession stand of a drive-in movie theater. A homeless woman emerges from the darkness outside the concession stand and a group of high school boys begins attacking her. Olivia rushes to her aid when the woman suddenly turns in a half snake half woman and eats one of the boys.
Things keep getting crazier from there as Olivia flees the drive-in and makes her way through town. The townspeople have turned into mindless zombies, attacking anyone who touches them. She carefully runs through Chapel Hill, heading to Lookout Point to find Sunflower and save her from the insanity. From there circumstances continue to get more and more bananas.
If you like weird fiction, body horror, or T. Kingfisher, this book is probably for you. You won’t be able to guess what’s happening next. I wish I could share my reading notes with y’all without this post getting too long. I made several predictions and only one was right, not to mention having no idea what was going to happen next.
vadams17's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5