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A review by twocents
The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Alessa is on a feminist rage murder spree when she is kidnapped and forcibly enrolled at a flytrap of a university that eats (literally) its monster (also literal) students.
Is there clear world-building? Nope!
Is the setting easy to visualize? Random rooms with no clear connection between each other!
Are the students and faculty distinct from each other? Not especially!
Are the unique magical talents of the monsters explained? Barely!
Is this book good? Not even if you squint!
But I was promised a bloody violent time with monsters, and boy howdy, does it deliver on THAT. I was entertained.
Is there clear world-building? Nope!
Is the setting easy to visualize? Random rooms with no clear connection between each other!
Are the students and faculty distinct from each other? Not especially!
Are the unique magical talents of the monsters explained? Barely!
Is this book good? Not even if you squint!
But I was promised a bloody violent time with monsters, and boy howdy, does it deliver on THAT. I was entertained.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Murder