A review by stephisbranded
Direwood by Catherine Yu

5.0

This book is weird and haunting. It gave me Grady Hendrix vibes with the way it was written, but more sinister vibes and not as much careful dialogue between characters. The issues don't hit you in the face in a way that is obvious, but happen gradually until you realize "hey, this book is about more than vampires". Also. Vampires. 90s gothic horror with vampires. Yes. But... these vampires are gross and there's a lot of bugs everywhere. I haven't read a vampire book I've liked in awhile and this was a delightful surprise.