Review by niknewx - Broken Dolls

niknewx 's review for:

Broken Dolls by Mique Watson

1.0

challenging dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I read a lot of extreme horror and splatterpunk so wasn’t really phased by the content of this book. I found it very obvious and boring and knew exactly how the story was going to end (and I was right). I originally thought the author was a woman and so got more and more confused with some of the things that happened in the plot (acting like menstrual blood is SO disgusting and a ridiculous amount of butt stuff), so it made A LOT of sense when I googled the author and saw they are in fact a gay man. I’m not a huge fan of extreme horror penned by men, especially when the content is essentially torture porn inflicted on women. This was a no from me. There are a few examples of this type of storyline that doesn’t scream ‘I’m a man that clearly doesn’t like women’ - one of which is No one rides for free by Judith Sonnet, I suggest reading that so that you can see the clear distinction between the writing style of men v women when it comes to this subject matter.

Content Warnings