A review by elaeagnifolium
Motheater by Linda H. Codega

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

All the pieces to make it a really good southern Gothic with a tragic romance, like a traditional Gothic, are there, but the timeline is like four, maybe five, days. It just doesn't work for the romance because it feels shoved in to have a tagline for marketing. The cosmic aspects of the horror in waking a mountain is incredibly well done, and is one of my favorite iterations of nature fighting neck against humanity, but it highlights the poor timeline of the character relationships even more.