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rl_reads 's review for:
Black Flame
by Gretchen Felker-Martin
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
She’s done it again folks!! Gretchen Felker-Martin absolutely crushed her third novel— it was sooo good! What I especially loved about this plot was that the usual body horror in Felker-Martin’s books was paired with this kind of haunting/“being watched” feeling that is just so unsettling. Ellen was that main character who you kind of hate for a while but also feel bad for… love a nuanced MC and the supporting characters were just interesting and fleshed out enough for you to follow them as well. I was so thankful that there wasn’t an over abundance of switching storylines based on each character like there was in Cuckoo. Overall, awesome read— I couldn’t put it down! Thank you to my beloved girlfriend for sharing her arc with me 🖤
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail