A review by zizzle
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark emotional medium-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

4.0

deeply disturbing in ways i did not expect. tough read. phenomenal world building! excellent writing. has a way of both telling AND showing the reader how disgusting things are. relatable enough MC to make readers question their own morality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Pandemic/Epidemic, Infertility, Grief, Gore, Dementia, Death of parent, Death, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Child death, Cannibalism, Body horror, and Animal death

Minor: Rape