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A review by ribbenkast
Fluids by May Leitz
dark
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
1.5
I only finished it because it was so short. There was some good prose in there, but the dual pov between the characters was done poorly. Neither of them had a distinct voice.
Some people read and write the most gross books imaginable and think that just because it's shocking it must be good and deep. But without a deeper tangible meaning, all the gore and violence is quite literally pointless. I love reading horror, especially with violence and gore but there was no point to this book. Worse, it absolutely bored me to death with the unnecessary eyerolling shock factor. In some roundabout way, it's almost pretentious and overly edgy.
The gore would've worked if the the plot and built up had been stronger. I don't think the author is a bad writer, I can see the potential. This book needed some extra time in the oven, but as it stands it's unfortunately not good.
Some people read and write the most gross books imaginable and think that just because it's shocking it must be good and deep. But without a deeper tangible meaning, all the gore and violence is quite literally pointless. I love reading horror, especially with violence and gore but there was no point to this book. Worse, it absolutely bored me to death with the unnecessary eyerolling shock factor. In some roundabout way, it's almost pretentious and overly edgy.
The gore would've worked if the the plot and built up had been stronger. I don't think the author is a bad writer, I can see the potential. This book needed some extra time in the oven, but as it stands it's unfortunately not good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Body horror, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Violence, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Alcohol, Body shaming, Stalking, Suicide, Transphobia, Death, Mental illness, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Toxic friendship