A review by bookishholly
Goddess of Filth by V. Castro

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

I think this being approached as a typical horror is where people are marking it down. This book clearly has so much to say, rather than just trying to scare you. There are such beautiful prose about the terrors women, especially women of colour face. And to mark this down because it wasn’t “horrifying” enough is to do disservice to the horrors that marginalised people face every day. 
I will give it a 4 star for now because so felt that I needed a little more from the characters to fully fall in love with the book but my rating may increase as I sit with it. 
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