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A review by eusteph
Brother by Ania Ahlborn
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I had extremely low expectations for this book because I've been having the *worst* luck with books I find through tiktok, but I'm happy to say this book is the outlier.
This book was fast-paced, despite its dark and gory contents. I couldn't see the major twist coming, so that's also good. I also liked that the story didn't have a cookie-cutter ending. This is the type of book that leaves you on the edge of your seat. While I wouldn't say the story was necessarily scary it is anxiety-inducing enough to be compared to a blockbuster horror movie.
For obvious reasons I don't think I would want to re-read this, but I definitely want to read more from this author.
This book was fast-paced, despite its dark and gory contents. I couldn't see the major twist coming, so that's also good. I also liked that the story didn't have a cookie-cutter ending. This is the type of book that leaves you on the edge of your seat. While I wouldn't say the story was necessarily scary it is anxiety-inducing enough to be compared to a blockbuster horror movie.
For obvious reasons I don't think I would want to re-read this, but I definitely want to read more from this author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Bullying, Confinement, Incest, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Gore, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Rape