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A review by reading_between_the_trees
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A beautifully frightening and mysterious sapphic masterpiece. The historical story within the present day story gave the actor and author characters such a rich additional dimension, and upped the slow burn spookiness a level. I listened to this on audio and thoroughly enjoyed it even as a person who does not usually read horror/thrillers. The narrator was great and the characters were extremely well developed; they are the kind of people that still frequently think "______ would do/like that" as I go about my day months after reading it.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide, and Grief
Minor: Fatphobia