A review by mnatale100
Skin by Mo Hayder

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This feels like a return to form for Hayder. I wish we could have left behind all the 

tokoloshe BS

 from the last book, and I don’t think the main mystery was quite as interesting this time as, of course, Birdman and the Treatment. Flea’s storyline was really the star of the novel and I liked it quite a lot- very gripping. On its own, I would’ve given that 4 or higher. I couldn’t stop listening just for that.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death, Fatphobia, Grief, Alcohol