A review by otherworlds
To Be Devoured by Sara Tantlinger

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

hmmm this book had some good qualities for sure. i like when stories like this evoke relatable emotions with the most unrelatable of situations. it was really interesting. however it also had a pretty stereotypical depiction of psychosis and had such a weird fetishizing way of describing Black people in a way i couldn't tell was actually supposed to indicate something about the main character, or if it's just the way the author writes about Black characters in general. (even if, giving the author the benefit of the doubt here, it is the former, is it even appropriate then?) when all that combined with some really over-the-top purple prose, it just didn't do it for me