A review by astoriareader
Brother by Ania Ahlborn

dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

SYNOPSIS:
  • A family of crazy serial killers living in the Appalachian mountains.

TRIGGER WARNINGS:
  • animal cruelty / animal abuse 
  • rape
  • incest
  • cannibalism
  • murder
  • necrophilia  
  • child abduction / child abuse 
  • murder
  • violence 
  • homophobia
  • ableism

MY THOUGHTS
  • This book was torture porn, and not a good book.
  • The twists are predictable, none of the characters are likable, and the pacing is slow. Not a single redeemable character in the book. Ending was not satisfied.
  • I am not usually bothered by reading “dark” books, but this book simply added disturbing content for no reason. The author does 0 character development, and fails to flush out a single motivation for doing anything. As far as I could tell, the violence was added as a way to cover up the lack of plot and story.
  • There’s 0 backstory for how this family came to be this way…?!
  • The writing is not good.
  • The book is soooo drawn out & repetitive. As mentioned, there’s no back story explored, so the book is literally just pages & pages of repetition.
  • By the end of the book, you’re screaming at the pages at the main character, “ENOUGH ALREADY OMGGGG”
  • My two stars may even be too generous here. 


TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️2 stars. Yikes. Disappointing. Read trigger warnings I included, as this is torture porn with no attempt to be a real story.
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