Review by wandering_seal - What Feasts at Night

wandering_seal 's review for:

What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

3.0

dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I adored <i>What Moves the Dead</i>. I think about it often, talk about it regularly, encourage people to read it. It's one of the best short stories I've read in... well as long as I can remember.

So, maybe I came into this with too high expectations. Maybe it was the narration - Claud Quinn's take felt very glib. But this just didn't really work for me. The balance wasn't quite right, the horror wasn't (and I apologise here) horror-y enough. I loved the characters as much as before. I continued to be delighted by Kingfisher's blend of humour and horror. I just didn't feel that creep down my spine <i>What Moves the Dead</i> gave me, which I guess is what I was looking for in this book.

I'm going to give this a decent pause and then reread it as an actual book, see how it works out then. But I don't think I can personally recommend the audiobook.

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