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A review by kiiouex
The Price of Meat by KJ Charles
4.0
this is a kind-of retelling of Sweeney Todd - though, interestingly, the characters also know the story of Todd, and the villain was inspired by it - which scores high for Gross and Horrific and also all the likeable characters are gay, so five stars -
My main complaint is that it's pretty short which means the pacing is a little askew. Johanna is an excellent protagonist, but you don't get to see much of her girlfriend, and the Disgraced Gentleman who pops up later is from the same mold as most of my favourite characters, but it means he steals some of her thunder. I suppose the book was trying not to overstay it's welcome but some parts feel undercooked - but adding more scenes would have felt like padding, so who knows! I still like it.
And it is Icky, wow, very well done.
My main complaint is that it's pretty short which means the pacing is a little askew. Johanna is an excellent protagonist, but you don't get to see much of her girlfriend, and the Disgraced Gentleman who pops up later is from the same mold as most of my favourite characters, but it means he steals some of her thunder. I suppose the book was trying not to overstay it's welcome but some parts feel undercooked - but adding more scenes would have felt like padding, so who knows! I still like it.
And it is Icky, wow, very well done.