A review by geraldine
Pew by Catherine Lacey

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i was at the halfway mark and struck by the thought that i really enjoyed the book so far, but that the ending would really be make or break. on the whole i really liked it. i really liked

the slow reveal of the horror of the town and that it really was all just grounded in reality and not actually like human sacrifice as such, but the racism of the town and the heinous but realistic acts they committed. i thought it really worked