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A review by preciouslittleingenue
Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O'Neal
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
EDIT ADDED LATER AFTER RECEIVING CRUCIAL INFO: after reading other reviews I now know the author is white. That’s……weird. Objectively. Why did she create an entire Indian family to write from the perspective of😬 I literally assumed the author was Indian. Yikes.
This was cute! I was rec’d it by some chronic illness girlies in sapphlit and I really related to that side of things, having CFS myself. Equating lycanthropy to a chronic illness is honestly so smart and I don’t know why I’d never thought of it that way. Because it totally is! Having it be affected/worsened by a totally different and “normal” chronic illness was a totally brilliant way to ground something so insane and whacky with just a touch of realism.
Priya and Brigid’s friendship was very sweet, and as much as my gay ass kept waiting for it to turn romantic, it was actually nice to read a book with just two girls who deeply platonically love each other as friends. Spencer started as a really funny one-off appearance character, and then became such a doll as a main character. The dynamic with the three of them was just so fun. Like. I want in on that friend group. The care they have for Brigid is just so sweet. Priya’s parents and siblings were very well fleshed out, as were the online friends.
I did feel that a lot of the discord server sections were a bit too long, and a lot of it was rather cringey, but I mean, we all talk cringey over text right? It was just rather unbearable at points, especially because I audiobooked large chunks of this. The audiobook narrator did not do a great job delivering internet/text speak lol.
This was a funny way to top off spooky season and transition into November. Highly rec to my fellow chronically ill baddies.
This was cute! I was rec’d it by some chronic illness girlies in sapphlit and I really related to that side of things, having CFS myself. Equating lycanthropy to a chronic illness is honestly so smart and I don’t know why I’d never thought of it that way. Because it totally is! Having it be affected/worsened by
Priya and Brigid’s friendship was very sweet, and as much as my gay ass kept waiting for it to turn romantic, it was actually nice to read a book with just two girls who deeply platonically love each other as friends. Spencer started as a really funny one-off appearance character, and then became such a doll as a main character. The dynamic with the three of them was just so fun. Like. I want in on that friend group. The care they have for Brigid is just so sweet. Priya’s parents and siblings were very well fleshed out, as were the online friends.
I did feel that a lot of the discord server sections were a bit too long, and a lot of it was rather cringey, but I mean, we all talk cringey over text right? It was just rather unbearable at points, especially because I audiobooked large chunks of this. The audiobook narrator did not do a great job delivering internet/text speak lol.
This was a funny way to top off spooky season and transition into November. Highly rec to my fellow chronically ill baddies.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Chronic illness