k_reads_too_many_spooky_books 's review for:

Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder

1.25

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Ugh. I really feel like the book gets caught up in its own shock value rather than exploring its themes or plot. The first story didn't really get interesting (good is too much of a stretch) until the end, the second started out interesting but ran screaming from any depth/nuance and the third got a momentary glimpse of what the novel could've been before abruptly ending. The novel commits to violence and sexual content but does not commit to its plot. Unpleasant and disappointing. Saved from a worse rating by *passable* prose.