brittbat's reviews
1080 reviews

Queer Little Nightmares by David Ly, Daniel Zomparelli

4.0

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison, Theodore Sturgeon

4.0

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

4.5

The Lamb by Lucy Rose

4.5

Lyrical, folky, and pitch-black dark. I came for the cannibalism, but the real meat of this book--pun intended--is found in its exploration of motherhood, love, and attempts to possess and control others. Huge content warnings for child abuse--this one will make you sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cannibalism, Murder

The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence by Stephen Kurczy

3.0

Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su

3.75

Darkly funny, spec fic-adjacent sadgirl lit about a directionless twentysomething who finds a sentient blob and molds him into the perfect specimen of manhood with some help from reality TV. Along the way, we get many looks at her academic crashout, breakup, and complicated family relationships.

I had fun reading this, but to be honest, it could have used more blob. 

Priest by Sierra Simone

2.0

Sister Imperator #1 by Tobias Forge, Corinna Bechko

5.0

Mariette in Ecstasy by Ron Hansen

4.5

The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner

3.5