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A review by ash_arnett
The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
As someone that reads a lot from the horror/thriller genre, I found the synopsis of this book so intriguing. It’s not often that I see a book written from the view of a female serial killer who solely likes killing.
While this book has great commentary, I found that the beginning of this book was quite slow. It does set the stage for why things happen later on, however it wasn’t until about 60% into the book that we finally saw Jin-won’s mental spiraling turn to horror. The book is just under 300 pages but I think it could have easily been a great novella. I also found the ending to be lack luster. For as much detail as Monika Kim put into the first half of the book, I wish the ending wasn’t so rushed. For those reasons I’ve rated this book 3 stars.
While this book has great commentary, I found that the beginning of this book was quite slow. It does set the stage for why things happen later on, however it wasn’t until about 60% into the book that we finally saw Jin-won’s mental spiraling turn to horror. The book is just under 300 pages but I think it could have easily been a great novella. I also found the ending to be lack luster. For as much detail as Monika Kim put into the first half of the book, I wish the ending wasn’t so rushed. For those reasons I’ve rated this book 3 stars.
I kindly received this ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.