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A review by kittiesss
Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Wow. First of all, Jagger’s prose is so weird and I’m in love. The way she describes the environment with living, breathing, human qualities sets such an unsettling tone. Almost like the setting itself is watching the story unfold.
Second, she has created my favorite vampirism ever(!!!). Moses is primal, feral, unkempt, and very strange. Yet he’s also so alluring and attractive in his self-assuredness. Not to mention his vampirism is so crucial and meaningful in the specific context of this story. I do love a metaphor, especially when vampires are involved.
Extremely flawed characters, Scotland, vampires, and Catholicism…I mean I was primed to love this book, and I do love every single thing about this book. Especially the way it handles nuance, sexual exploration, dissociation, and religious trauma.
I think really the only thing that kept me from fully giving this 5 stars, is the fact that the summary states that Noelle enters into a sexual relationship with a vampire. For me, this felt like a pretty major spoiler and I so wish I could have experienced the story unfolding without the knowledge that Noelle and Moses’ relationship turns sexual. Because that sex scene…it would have hit SO hard if I didn’t know for sure it was going to happen.
Thank you to NetGalley and 404 Ink for sending me Fragile Animals!
Second, she has created my favorite vampirism ever(!!!). Moses is primal, feral, unkempt, and very strange. Yet he’s also so alluring and attractive in his self-assuredness. Not to mention his vampirism is so crucial and meaningful in the specific context of this story. I do love a metaphor, especially when vampires are involved.
Extremely flawed characters, Scotland, vampires, and Catholicism…I mean I was primed to love this book, and I do love every single thing about this book. Especially the way it handles nuance, sexual exploration, dissociation, and religious trauma.
I think really the only thing that kept me from fully giving this 5 stars, is the fact that the summary states that Noelle enters into a sexual relationship with a vampire. For me, this felt like a pretty major spoiler and I so wish I could have experienced the story unfolding without the knowledge that Noelle and Moses’ relationship turns sexual. Because that sex scene…it would have hit SO hard if I didn’t know for sure it was going to happen.
Thank you to NetGalley and 404 Ink for sending me Fragile Animals!