A review by biab00
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

"The mask of apparent calm, of mundane tranquility, of the joy, at once small and bright, of not knowing this thing I call skin will be ripped off, when this thing I call mouth will lose the flesh that surrounds it, when these things I call eyes will come upon the black silence of the knife."

This book is disturbing and there's a lot of gore (check the trigger warnings) so beware when you go and read it.
For me it was definitely a page-turner, I always wanted to know what was going to happen next and find out more about this world.
The ending was something that I wasn't expecting but it made sense in my opinion.
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