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craigmatthews87 's review for:
Blender Babies
by Jon Athan
While working through the BOH Brawl books, this was one I wasn't super excited about reading. The synopsis didn't massively appeal to me, and I was a bit unsure about what to expect. Turns out it's surprisingly fun, if you overlook the incredibly disturbing subject matter a little!
The book goes full throttle from chapter one, and doesn't really let up. An action-packed survival horror, you could easily interchange the plot with zombies and get a story you've seen a hundred times before—the book is set apart from that ilk by virtue of the titular blender babies, and the extreme depictions of violence throughout. Even though it's more a story I liked than loved, the pages did absolutely fly by and I read it in a few short sittings.
I did feel it got a little repetitive, and while bouncing from set piece to set piece is a fun read, it struggles to justify it's 300+ pages for me. Maybe more slower sections, allowing more character development, would have helped. I also wasn't a fan of the ending, but I'm sure others would disagree. Check your triggers before going in, I'm sure it would hit on most of them!
The book goes full throttle from chapter one, and doesn't really let up. An action-packed survival horror, you could easily interchange the plot with zombies and get a story you've seen a hundred times before—the book is set apart from that ilk by virtue of the titular blender babies, and the extreme depictions of violence throughout. Even though it's more a story I liked than loved, the pages did absolutely fly by and I read it in a few short sittings.
I did feel it got a little repetitive, and while bouncing from set piece to set piece is a fun read, it struggles to justify it's 300+ pages for me. Maybe more slower sections, allowing more character development, would have helped. I also wasn't a fan of the ending, but I'm sure others would disagree. Check your triggers before going in, I'm sure it would hit on most of them!