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pyreghost 's review for:
Victorian Psycho
by Virginia Feito
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
wow. for the first time in years, and i mean years, i devoured a book, start to finish, in one sitting. for me, that takes it up to the 4.75 rating - not everything here worked for me, but i cannot deny the hold it had on me even so. it is darkly addictive.
what makes a person evil? that is the question toyed with here, all bloodthirsty and playful. a woman who kills and maims just to feel something chathes up against a world with a different, incompatible evil - one arbitrarily, in a way, deemed acceptable - baked into its core. i found the final act of this book gave way to a slightly jarring tone shift, with dialogue that felt a little too much like it were mimicking ‘cool’ slasher movie moments all of a sudden, but at its heart this was still a juicy read. (though, i feel obliged to say, one only to recommend to those with strong stomachs).
what makes a person evil? that is the question toyed with here, all bloodthirsty and playful. a woman who kills and maims just to feel something chathes up against a world with a different, incompatible evil - one arbitrarily, in a way, deemed acceptable - baked into its core. i found the final act of this book gave way to a slightly jarring tone shift, with dialogue that felt a little too much like it were mimicking ‘cool’ slasher movie moments all of a sudden, but at its heart this was still a juicy read. (though, i feel obliged to say, one only to recommend to those with strong stomachs).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Death of parent
Minor: Body shaming, Lesbophobia