Reviews

Benny Rose, the Cannibal King by Hailey Piper

dianagsilva's review

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

amy_da1sy's review against another edition

4.0

A short gory creepy read. Really fun to read.

orizenda's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

honestly…. girl power. but this was disgusting and i am obsessed w the way Piper writes these horrific scenes in what sounds like just a teenage slasher ghost story. also girl power. i did get kinda bored in the middle but that’s probably just a me thing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Cannibalism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent

shennlein's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

gracingyouwithbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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? No

4.25

mlc_1316's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

nukebeach's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

jps8455's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

charm_city_sinner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Benny Rose The Cannibal King is my third book from @haileypiperfights this year, and is right up there with Queen of Teeth (my favorite of hers so far). 

This has all the makings of a perfect spooky season read. It's set in a seemingly quiet town with a legend of a horrible ghost, Benny Rose, who died in a hospital fire decades ago. You've got a group of high school kids wanting to haze the new girl in town on her first Halloween at her new school (with a prank that goes horribly wrong) a crazy storm that sweeps into town on Halloween night, and a bunch of super creepy oldsters. 

Basically, it has it all, and good lord would this make for an absolute CLASSIC Halloween movie if executed properly and stuck to the plot and vibes of the book. 

Hailey has a LOT of range across her books, and I'm saying that not even having read her new Splatter Western in the Death's Head Press series. 

If you haven't read this, get it now, have it handy on October 1st, and be prepared to thank me for the killer recommendation 

riley_rose's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75