A review by arieslofi
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

a perfectly fine book. the ending made me drop its rating, it's far too clean and the consequences to marcos' actions were nonexistent. i wish it had ended with him committing murder-suicide or something, to really drive home the fact this is a disturbing book. which, by all means, did not disturb me as much as i wish it had. it's got intense descriptions and all, but it could have gone a step further and it didn't. the characters are all fine, not intensely explored, which i kind of expected, but the plot itself feels defanged. this should have been a lot longer. i did enjoy the writing style, it's extremely easy to read through and, though i wish it was a little more descriptive and in-depth, it was probably my favorite part.