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A review by yourspookymom
Low Blasphemy by Judith Sonnet
5.0
This is, without a doubt, my favorite Sonnet book. Absolutely top tier horror, with so much emotion, vivid imagery, & wall to wall gore.
There are so many elements of this story that I could not get enough of. You quickly fall in love with the Karkoff’s: somewhat of a chosen family, made up of Reece, Paisley and their mom, Hollie. Reece is uprooted and moved to the small Missouri town of Kissing-Brooke after her mother begins acting strangely…leading to a murder-suicide of her parents. Hollie mourns the loss of her sister, but is quick to welcome Reece as her own. Malcolm, a friendly Neighbor and long-term friend of Hollie, is not only a dear friend but an integral part of the family. After finding a crude statue of Christ in the woods behind their home, all hell breaks loose. An entity known as The Chosen One has come to claim what he believes is rightfully His in a non-stop gore fest.
One of my favorite characters in the story is Keegan, the non-binary best friend of Reece’s sister Paisley. The love that each character feels for one another is so big and you really cannot stop rooting for them the entire time. This was so well written, and the story flowed perfectly. Next to Beasts of Burden, I think this is Judith’s best novel and has entered my top 5 favorite books! I love her novellas and relentless splatter, but stories like Low Blasphemy shoots Sonnet’s work into a whole next level of indie horror.
Regardless of all the above…do you want to read about a 10-year-old girl rightfully kicking demon ass? Read this, you won’t regret it!!
There are so many elements of this story that I could not get enough of. You quickly fall in love with the Karkoff’s: somewhat of a chosen family, made up of Reece, Paisley and their mom, Hollie. Reece is uprooted and moved to the small Missouri town of Kissing-Brooke after her mother begins acting strangely…leading to a murder-suicide of her parents. Hollie mourns the loss of her sister, but is quick to welcome Reece as her own. Malcolm, a friendly Neighbor and long-term friend of Hollie, is not only a dear friend but an integral part of the family. After finding a crude statue of Christ in the woods behind their home, all hell breaks loose. An entity known as The Chosen One has come to claim what he believes is rightfully His in a non-stop gore fest.
One of my favorite characters in the story is Keegan, the non-binary best friend of Reece’s sister Paisley. The love that each character feels for one another is so big and you really cannot stop rooting for them the entire time. This was so well written, and the story flowed perfectly. Next to Beasts of Burden, I think this is Judith’s best novel and has entered my top 5 favorite books! I love her novellas and relentless splatter, but stories like Low Blasphemy shoots Sonnet’s work into a whole next level of indie horror.
Regardless of all the above…do you want to read about a 10-year-old girl rightfully kicking demon ass? Read this, you won’t regret it!!