A review by ravynlily
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.75

I understand that it’s translated to English from Spanish. Maybe the translator didn’t do a very good job and that’s why it’s so bad. But maybe they did and the book is just poorly written. 
The amount of plot holes in this book is insane. Every single chapter has at least one plot hole. 
The book shifts from scene to scene without warning. Leaving the previous scene unfinished. 
This had the potential to be a good book, but it was poorly written and is therefore lack luster. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder

Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault