A review by kt2e56
Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Ugh. I loved The Return so this was disappointing. Idk. This just wasn’t scary but the comedy didn’t really land for me at all either? Kinda felt like a bad fanfic about

the Devil’s daughter

. Harrison made every lazy choice possible when building the world here: calling the cult “Hell’s Gate?” *sigh* Vesper went to a school as a kid where she had to wear your typical Catholic school uniform but with pentagrams and in black and red instead? *groan* There’s a key confrontation with her dad at a bar and “Sympathy for the Devil” comes on the jukebox? *boo hiss* I think the end is a solid critique of true crime culture which is why it’s so baffling that the author does literally everything she’s trying to mock? Idk. Just all edge, no point. And REALLY cheesy.