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A review by alicia_ann_reads
Coal Gets in Your Veins by Cat Rector
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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
4.25
This book is generational trauma manifest as a physical monster. It explores deep seeded hatred of others and self, domestic abuse, love, friendship and acceptance.
The story is told through 2 main POVs, a human and vampire, and peppered throughout is the POV of the town itself, through the stories of various townspeople and how the trauma seeped into their bones..
The beginning really set the tone of the town and it's people, the story of Laurel and Spencer was a slow but necessary build and the book really takes off halfway through as it culminates into this horrorscape.
While the surface story features a human vampire love story, the deeper story is one of healing trauma, new beginnings and the massive sacrifices one needs to make (and continue to make) in order to achieve it.
I absolutely loved the metaphor of vampire for to showcase just how much work goes in to combating trauma forever.
The story is told through 2 main POVs, a human and vampire, and peppered throughout is the POV of the town itself, through the stories of various townspeople and how the trauma seeped into their bones..
The beginning really set the tone of the town and it's people, the story of Laurel and Spencer was a slow but necessary build and the book really takes off halfway through as it culminates into this horrorscape.
While the surface story features a human vampire love story, the deeper story is one of healing trauma, new beginnings and the massive sacrifices one needs to make (and continue to make) in order to achieve it.
I absolutely loved the metaphor of vampire for to showcase just how much work goes in to combating trauma forever.