crashiebang 's review for:

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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"Cora thinks about a time, before the pandemic, when she truly thought the worst monsters were the ones inside her own head. When she thought people were mostly good, that they would save each other."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Vomit, Car accident

Minor: Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail