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A review by hawlaye
The Plastic Priest by Nicole Cushing
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
The Plastic Priest by Nicole Cushing follows Mother Kaye, a female Episcopal priest in a rural town as she struggles with her religious beliefs and who she is as a person.
As a lover of the most weird and wackiest of horror, I truly believed I was going to love this book. Unfortunately, this novella just wasn't for me.
The idea of a priest's struggle with her beliefs and her identity, which leads to what can only be described as a sudden descent into madness was an amazing idea, but it just was not executed well. I feel if this story was fleshed out into a full novel, it would have been amazing.
It wasn't until I was around 40% into this novella that I began to enjoy it, but by the end I was left confused and disappointed. I wish there was more discussion around the 'Gods' idea within this story. Was an ancient God at play here, or was the ending a true descent into madness by both Kaye and her husband?
I felt that the story was rushed and there was no clarification on a lot of ideas in this book. Maybe the rushed and scattered sense to this story was a reflection of Kaye's mental health and mental spiral, but I just didn't pick up on it.
Maybe I'm on of the few who just did not get the concept and underlying idea behind this novella as a lot of people seemed to have loved it, but this just wasn't my cup if tea. This story has not put me off reading Cushing's other works. If anything, it has intrigued me into checking out more of their books! I really look forward to diving into the world of madness and horror that is Nicole Cushing!
Thank you so much to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.
As a lover of the most weird and wackiest of horror, I truly believed I was going to love this book. Unfortunately, this novella just wasn't for me.
The idea of a priest's struggle with her beliefs and her identity, which leads to what can only be described as a sudden descent into madness was an amazing idea, but it just was not executed well. I feel if this story was fleshed out into a full novel, it would have been amazing.
It wasn't until I was around 40% into this novella that I began to enjoy it, but by the end I was left confused and disappointed. I wish there was more discussion around the 'Gods' idea within this story. Was an ancient God at play here, or was the ending a true descent into madness by both Kaye and her husband?
I felt that the story was rushed and there was no clarification on a lot of ideas in this book. Maybe the rushed and scattered sense to this story was a reflection of Kaye's mental health and mental spiral, but I just didn't pick up on it.
Maybe I'm on of the few who just did not get the concept and underlying idea behind this novella as a lot of people seemed to have loved it, but this just wasn't my cup if tea. This story has not put me off reading Cushing's other works. If anything, it has intrigued me into checking out more of their books! I really look forward to diving into the world of madness and horror that is Nicole Cushing!
Thank you so much to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.