A review by mtparish1
Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I love a weird, dark, fucked up book about an unhinged woman. This had so much potential I feel genuinely sad it flopped. The ending saved things to an extent, bringing my final review up by at least half a star, but couldn’t make up for the first 150+ pages. Unfortunately, this ultimately completely missed the mark for me and not because I couldn’t handle the content. It felt so incredibly stilted and forced, making me hyper aware the author wanted to shock me and make me uncomfortable, and falling flat for the effort of it. It was also often astonishingly boring for such a short book with so many interesting directions it could have gone. 
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