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challenging
dark
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I had a boyfriend once that physically recoiled when I told him Gone Girl was one of my favourite books/movies. I can still see the horror on his face, and still remember the arguing that followed. I wonder what he’d think if he knew I loved this.
I devoured this with a grim desperation, and felt it all over my body: I felt sick, I felt seen, and observed, but overall elated. I could compare it to Nightbitch but it would be a disservice, as that story is nowhere near this. In fact, this is exactly and more what I hoped Nightbitch would be. A fairer comparison would maybe be Ethel Cain’s Preacher’s Daughter.
In short, please read the author’s warning at the beginning and proceed with caution, care, possibly a strong drink and definitely an open heart.
Mia Ballard, I love you. Netgalley and Galaxy Press, thank you for allowing me the pleasure of reading this. Woof.
“And I wonder late at night (…): Who did he want in the first place? A girl pretending to be a dog? Or a dog pretending to be a girl?
And I wonder which one I am.”
I devoured this with a grim desperation, and felt it all over my body: I felt sick, I felt seen, and observed, but overall elated. I could compare it to Nightbitch but it would be a disservice, as that story is nowhere near this. In fact, this is exactly and more what I hoped Nightbitch would be. A fairer comparison would maybe be Ethel Cain’s Preacher’s Daughter.
In short, please read the author’s warning at the beginning and proceed with caution, care, possibly a strong drink and definitely an open heart.
Mia Ballard, I love you. Netgalley and Galaxy Press, thank you for allowing me the pleasure of reading this. Woof.
“And I wonder late at night (…): Who did he want in the first place? A girl pretending to be a dog? Or a dog pretending to be a girl?
And I wonder which one I am.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail