Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

Black Sheep

Rachel Harrison

292 pages • first pub 2023 (view editions) user-added

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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For readers drawn to dark, sardonic horror about escaping—and being pulled back into—toxic blood ties that masquerade as salvation. Perfect if you relish snarky narrators, slow-mounting dread, and the queasy tension between family loyalty and self-preservation more than gore or breakneck pacing.

Description

A cynical twentysomething must confront her cultish family in this fiery, irreverent novel from the national bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle.Nobody has a ‘normal family’, but Vesper Wright’s is truly…something else. Vesper left h...

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Community Reviews

3.67
based on 9,226 reviews

Moods

dark: 94%

mysterious: 56%

tense: 51%

funny: 35%

emotional: 25%

reflective: 11%

sad: 10%

adventurous: 9%

challenging: 8%

hopeful: 4%

lighthearted: 3%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

36% of readers chose fast
56% of readers chose medium
6% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

17% of readers chose Plot
54% of readers chose A mix
28% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

59% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
77% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

74% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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