A review by leweylibrary
All the Bad Apples by Moรฏra Fowley-Doyle

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I can't believe this book has been sitting on my shelf untouched since 2019. What??? It was so good ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ™Œ It took me a bit to get into it, but more and more I found myself eager to listen to it which isn't common for me with fiction audiobooks. I truly had no idea where it was going 80% of the time ๐Ÿ˜… every twist was new and surprising to me I swear. 

The magical realism in this book was ๐ŸคŒ There were so many times I honestly couldn't tell if the magical elements were real or not. Even when they meet the
banshees on the flesh, I wondered whether this were all in their heads
. 

I loved the switching back and forth in time between modern-day Deena's POV and the story of her family's history. That could've gotten really convoluted, especially on audiobook, but I managed to follow along perfectly fine. I also adored the narrators (those Irish accents ๐Ÿ˜) and want to read everything they've narrated now.

I absolutely LOVE that it was all based on real historical facts in Ireland and that it was all about how women, especially queer women, have been screwed over for so long and now need to break their silence and break this curse, that they have the power to do so. The author's note made me cry, and my God I just loved this book. I actually really want my book club to read it, I think they'd really enjoy it too!
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