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A review by wishfulfillment
Halloween Boo by Sarah Spade
3.0
for its genre: 4/5
in general: 2.5/5
rep/visibility:
- none, but there was one queer-inclusive line which you know my hawk eyes picked up on and cherished
reader health:
- femme protag is feisty but has a female friendship which I didn't expect and did appreciate
- some inclusion of jealousy and ownership
- a lot of consent-related reflection in the thoughts of the characters which made reading feel safer
education: n/a
writing style:
- present tense first person is always a ride, but I was impressed the author was about to pull it off
- while I think I like conversational narratives, I wasn't keen on this one
characters:
- I didn't hate the femme protagonist
- I did roll my eyes too much at the masc protagonist's thoughts
plot & world-building:
- I had fun with the supernatural world-building; it was believable and interesting
- the ending was super predictable, but not in a bad way?
in general: 2.5/5
rep/visibility:
- none, but there was one queer-inclusive line which you know my hawk eyes picked up on and cherished
reader health:
- femme protag is feisty but has a female friendship which I didn't expect and did appreciate
- some inclusion of jealousy and ownership
- a lot of consent-related reflection in the thoughts of the characters which made reading feel safer
education: n/a
writing style:
- present tense first person is always a ride, but I was impressed the author was about to pull it off
- while I think I like conversational narratives, I wasn't keen on this one
characters:
- I didn't hate the femme protagonist
- I did roll my eyes too much at the masc protagonist's thoughts
plot & world-building:
- I had fun with the supernatural world-building; it was believable and interesting
- the ending was super predictable, but not in a bad way?