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A review by woodsybookworm
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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? Yes
3.0
I Feed Her To The Beast And The Beast Is Me was a wonderful debut for author, Jamison Shea - mixing fantasy, the supernatural, a bit of romance (subplot), and a tinge of horror while keeping it in the realm of YA fiction.
My first thought when I saw the blurb for this book was "oh! This is a young adult version of Suspiria" with its setting and themes surrounding a hardcore ballet school and the girls who fight tooth and nail to succeed there all while spooky stuff keeps happening to all of them.
What I didn't suspect, and I think a lot of other readers will feel the same, is the romance subplot. I expected this to be a suspenseful horror book but it's genre really leans more towards a YA romantasy with horror elements thrown in. There's nothing wrong with that but based on the cover and the blurb I expected the book to be 100% horror with no fluff.
While it wasn't everything I expected it was a solid debut, and knowing what I know now about the genre/plot, I do look forward to the sequel.
My first thought when I saw the blurb for this book was "oh! This is a young adult version of Suspiria" with its setting and themes surrounding a hardcore ballet school and the girls who fight tooth and nail to succeed there all while spooky stuff keeps happening to all of them.
What I didn't suspect, and I think a lot of other readers will feel the same, is the romance subplot. I expected this to be a suspenseful horror book but it's genre really leans more towards a YA romantasy with horror elements thrown in. There's nothing wrong with that but based on the cover and the blurb I expected the book to be 100% horror with no fluff.
While it wasn't everything I expected it was a solid debut, and knowing what I know now about the genre/plot, I do look forward to the sequel.