A review by bibliograflieg
Depraved by Bryan Smith

dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was... brutal. (Duh, it's splatterpunk; what am I talking about?) This is honestly not my type of book, but I think that Bryan Smith did a really good job getting into each character's head, which made the whole book even more disturbing. He also wove the interlocking stories together really well (even though I fully didn't realize that the Prestons and Maynards were different clans and that Michelle and Justine were different people for over half of the book - that was honestly my fault for not paying attention and speeding the audiobook up too much and not the fault of Smith's craftsmanship). This was gross, which was the point, but there was an attention to craft that I really respected. This was incredibly difficult to rate because it's not my preferred subgenre, but here is my attempt.
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