A review by kayleighosaur
Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

“There are many winding paths to an inevitable end, and there is so much beauty and pain in the watching.”

Maeve Fly by CJ Leed is quite easily one of the best overall Horror experiences I have had the grim grinning delight to experience this year. As a Multimedia Horror artist, I am always on the hunt for works that provide wild, vibrant, and visceral worlds while giving me thrills and chills that I will be unpacking for days, weeks, or months to come and BOY HOWDY does Maeve Fly bring that and then some. 

Follow the story of Maeve Fly, Winter Theme Park Princess by day and avid physical media/book girlie by night. With a sick grandmother and a bestie who is on her way to stardom, Maeve can feel her days with the ones she loves rapidly slipping away but it’s okay, she has a plan. That is until her best friend’s brother comes to town and turns Maeve’s life on its head. 

CJ Leed exquisitely blends a love of horror, Hollywood, and Halloween all while taking the reader on a wild fast paced journey of descent into madness that is both unsettling and delectable in the same breath. 

If you’re an unhinged book girlie, this is a MUST ADD to your book stack!

If you’re a horror movie hound, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!! If you’re a fan of American Psycho, Sleep Away Camp, Psycho and sprinkle in a little Black Dahlia you don’t want to miss out! 

Oh and did I mention the audiobook is Narrated by THE Sosie Bacon?! 

I can’t recommend this book enough, my most anticipated book of the summer.