A review by aweirdgirlreads
Soft Targets by Carson Winter

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

super dark and yet its writing style feels almost too real and disturbingly plausible. the concept of the latter half of the book is fascinating and gave me donnie darko vibes. the writing was visceral and poignant and the two main characters’ relationship was so tragic and because you’re so deeply in one of the character’s head (who is clearly very unwell and screams incel except replace the sexual frustration with violent urges frustration… which i suppose you could say about a lot of incels as well sadly) you almost root for this destructive relationship to survive. the ending was perfect though. 
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