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A review by woodsybookworm
The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre by Cho Yeeun
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The opening of this book was absolutely wild with terrifying body horror elements but as the story continued that initial shock wore off and left horror behind for interpersonal drama.
I think the only thing holding me back from rating this higher is the multiple perspectives. There were a few characters I enjoyed - Yuji, Jua, and Dream Cat were my overall favorites - but there were sooooo many different POV shifts to other characters, a few of which I'd wish we'd spent less time focusing on to get back to the more interesting POVs.
Though I wasn't the biggest fan of that element, the writing was wonderful and once I started reading I couldn't put the book down. I'll definitely be looking out for more from this author!
I think the only thing holding me back from rating this higher is the multiple perspectives. There were a few characters I enjoyed - Yuji, Jua, and Dream Cat were my overall favorites - but there were sooooo many different POV shifts to other characters, a few of which I'd wish we'd spent less time focusing on to get back to the more interesting POVs.
Though I wasn't the biggest fan of that element, the writing was wonderful and once I started reading I couldn't put the book down. I'll definitely be looking out for more from this author!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, and Death