thoughtsonbooks 's review for:

The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson

4.0

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I read this in two sittings. That might not sound impressive due to its shortness, but I hardly ever read books, however short, this quickly. But I could not put this down, I needed to keep reading, and I needed to see where Tade Thompson would take this story next. He takes an already brilliant premise and then manages to make the execution an allegory for growing up female in a way that I found surprising. He does not shy away from from the most disturbing parts of his premise (like: what happens to the mollys born when Molly is very young?) and the phrase "a slow growing molly" gave me actual chills.

I don't read horror often (or at all) but this had me craving more which is quite possibly the highest praise I can think of. While not without its flaws (the novella format does limit the length), I cannot WAIT for the next book in this series to drop. I need to know more about this world and mostly about Molly's mother, who I found highly interesting and not quite fleshed out enough.

First sentence: "I wake into a universe defined by pain."

PS: I did have nightmares because of this, make of that what you will.

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