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A review by katie_holder
Evil in Me by Brom
5.0
Slewfoot by Brom is my all-time favorite witchy book. When I saw NetGalley was offering an arc for Brom's newest horror novel Evil in Me, I jumped at the chance to be one of the first people to get my hands on his book. I can't wait until September 17th so I can get a physical copy of this book to check out the artwork that Brom always has in his novels to represent his story, and of course I need a trophy for my bookshelf. Look at the cover, it's going to look gorgeous sitting next to Slewfoot on my bookshelf (everyone imagines books on their bookshelf, right?).
The scene is set in the 1980's which I absolutely I loved. Ruby Tucker is stuck in a small town; backwoods hell hole and she can't wait to get out of Alabama. The family dynamics around Ruby are weird and toxic. She needs to finish up somethings so she can move on with her life. In the meantime, she is helping to care for an elderly man. Josh is her friend; she actually enjoys him and knows she'll miss him when she leaves. While helping him organize some old religious relics an ancient ring attaches itself to her, and all hell breaks loose...literally.
I was immediately drawn into this book, but then about halfway through I was like wait what happened we kind of lulled in the story, but the ending was absolutely dynamite!
The setting, the characters, and the plot were done exceptionally well. The dialogue was mostly wonderful except towards the middle it seemed forced.
I rate this book 4.75 stars rounded up to 5.
I recommend this book to anyone who's lived in the south in the 1980's, who lived through the punk era, or wished they had.
This was such a fun read thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy.
The scene is set in the 1980's which I absolutely I loved. Ruby Tucker is stuck in a small town; backwoods hell hole and she can't wait to get out of Alabama. The family dynamics around Ruby are weird and toxic. She needs to finish up somethings so she can move on with her life. In the meantime, she is helping to care for an elderly man. Josh is her friend; she actually enjoys him and knows she'll miss him when she leaves. While helping him organize some old religious relics an ancient ring attaches itself to her, and all hell breaks loose...literally.
I was immediately drawn into this book, but then about halfway through I was like wait what happened we kind of lulled in the story, but the ending was absolutely dynamite!
The setting, the characters, and the plot were done exceptionally well. The dialogue was mostly wonderful except towards the middle it seemed forced.
I rate this book 4.75 stars rounded up to 5.
I recommend this book to anyone who's lived in the south in the 1980's, who lived through the punk era, or wished they had.
This was such a fun read thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy.