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A review by cozy_soul_reads
The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Mystery
Urban legend "goddess game"
Suspense
DUAL POV (timeline past/present)
Female Rage
Unreliable narrator
Small Town Setting
Friendship Gone Wrong
Paranormal
Trigger warning: Death of a parent, missing child
Favorite Qoutes
"Who's love I won with lies."
"I know you."
"You really don't."
"A sinner always wants another bite of apple."
"It looked like a bad thing rising out of water."
"Goddess goddess count to 4 is that you knocking at my door? Goddess goddess count to five who is alive?"
"No one had made a goddess for things we were going through right now."
"There was an intruder in my house. They were wearing my skin."
"Her power grew when no one was watching. In the dark."
My Review
From the very first chapter this novel had my attention. I've gone to many sleepovers while in school, so the idea that you go downstairs and find something haunting waiting. Or a angel statue in the shadows haunting a town. Missing people and rumors at school. This book builds on your fears and isolation creeps in every page. I read this as an audiobook and highly reccomend it. I loved the mood of the urban legend in this small town.
The goddess series really was creative. Since Becca was a photographer the artistic and haunting vibe around her felt real. The goddess game the bad version caught my attention. I also liked Melissa Albert's floral and poetic writing style, but when the darkness and reality of the crimes in this book hits you its truly like a bad dream.
Urban legend "goddess game"
Suspense
DUAL POV (timeline past/present)
Female Rage
Unreliable narrator
Small Town Setting
Friendship Gone Wrong
Paranormal
Trigger warning: Death of a parent, missing child
Favorite Qoutes
"Who's love I won with lies."
"I know you."
"You really don't."
"A sinner always wants another bite of apple."
"It looked like a bad thing rising out of water."
"Goddess goddess count to 4 is that you knocking at my door? Goddess goddess count to five who is alive?"
"No one had made a goddess for things we were going through right now."
"There was an intruder in my house. They were wearing my skin."
"Her power grew when no one was watching. In the dark."
My Review
From the very first chapter this novel had my attention. I've gone to many sleepovers while in school, so the idea that you go downstairs and find something haunting waiting. Or a angel statue in the shadows haunting a town. Missing people and rumors at school. This book builds on your fears and isolation creeps in every page. I read this as an audiobook and highly reccomend it. I loved the mood of the urban legend in this small town.
The goddess series really was creative. Since Becca was a photographer the artistic and haunting vibe around her felt real. The goddess game the bad version caught my attention. I also liked Melissa Albert's floral and poetic writing style, but when the darkness and reality of the crimes in this book hits you its truly like a bad dream.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping