A review by magenta_menace
Shy Girl by Mia Ballard

4.25

thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free arc of this title. this book was shocking and vile, and it kept me absolutely enrapt the whole time. i couldn't put it down, as i couldn't wait to see what happened next to gia. the body horror was well done, and the tension was mostly solid. would've been a five stars for me but the pacing was a little all over the pace and the constant use of the words "hum" and "sharp" led me to believe it was less a stylistic choice and more an issue of repetition. all in all, a solid, edge-of-your-seat read, and i can't wait to snag a physical copy because the cover is reason enough to keep it on the shelf.