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A review by fairytalesfolkloreandfantasy
Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Do you wish your lovecraftian horror was slightly lighter on the racism but still centred all white characters then killed off anyone non white?
Do you wish for female characters that start off by defending their choice to engage in sex work, then end up getting off on murder and bring up a real teenage murder victim by name?
Do you wish the author would establish a point of view character really well then ditch that point of view character for a different one retelling exactly the same story? Then ditch that pov character for another one who knows nothing about what's going on?
Yeah... there's some problems I have with this one. I liked the first choice of point of view character- she felt unlikeable in a realistic way- a bit nerdy, a bit judgy, and brought up concerns around personal liberty and feminism in a naturalistic rather than moralising way. She felt like a very modern replacement of your Lovecraft protagonist.
The horror was initially well written, and it all felt like it was building towards something interesting, but then it all seemed to fall apart somewhere in the middle. I kept reading in the hopes it would find itself again but things were overexplained and underexplained by turns and things were left open ended in a way that was unsatisfying.
Not a great read but it says something that the beginning was strong enough that i still gave it three stars. Maybe pick this one up if you have a weird enough bookclub- at least this one will provoke a discussion.
Do you wish for female characters that start off by defending their choice to engage in sex work, then end up getting off on murder and bring up a real teenage murder victim by name?
Do you wish the author would establish a point of view character really well then ditch that point of view character for a different one retelling exactly the same story? Then ditch that pov character for another one who knows nothing about what's going on?
Yeah... there's some problems I have with this one. I liked the first choice of point of view character- she felt unlikeable in a realistic way- a bit nerdy, a bit judgy, and brought up concerns around personal liberty and feminism in a naturalistic rather than moralising way. She felt like a very modern replacement of your Lovecraft protagonist.
The horror was initially well written, and it all felt like it was building towards something interesting, but then it all seemed to fall apart somewhere in the middle. I kept reading in the hopes it would find itself again but things were overexplained and underexplained by turns and things were left open ended in a way that was unsatisfying.
Not a great read but it says something that the beginning was strong enough that i still gave it three stars. Maybe pick this one up if you have a weird enough bookclub- at least this one will provoke a discussion.