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A review by wyrd_word_witch
Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
To describe 'Maeve Fly' as 'American Psycho' from the female perspective would feel asinine and even, lazy.
CJ Leede excels in presenting her own unique vision of a female Sociopath who you may feel guilty for loving in Maeve.
Maeve Fly echoes the unspoken voices of us Weird Girls who may have been told that our tastes are too extreme, too exotic, too dark, and she has a bloody good time while doing so.
If Patrick Bateman's form took on the shape of a Disney Princess who loves Halloween then this may illustrate the allure of Leede's central Protagonist.
I fell in love with Maeve despite her flaws and I found myself simultaneously laughing and weeping in the breadth of a single paragraph.
CJ Leede is a fierce new voice in Horror Lit and her ability to blend humour with depraved horror screams "I'm the next big thing!"
Cruel yet beautifully heartbreaking.
CJ Leede excels in presenting her own unique vision of a female Sociopath who you may feel guilty for loving in Maeve.
Maeve Fly echoes the unspoken voices of us Weird Girls who may have been told that our tastes are too extreme, too exotic, too dark, and she has a bloody good time while doing so.
If Patrick Bateman's form took on the shape of a Disney Princess who loves Halloween then this may illustrate the allure of Leede's central Protagonist.
I fell in love with Maeve despite her flaws and I found myself simultaneously laughing and weeping in the breadth of a single paragraph.
CJ Leede is a fierce new voice in Horror Lit and her ability to blend humour with depraved horror screams "I'm the next big thing!"
Cruel yet beautifully heartbreaking.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, and Sexual violence