Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Monstrous by Jessica Lewis

6 reviews

ezwolf's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This was fine. It didn’t feel really like horror? It also got very repetitive towards the end and I guessed one of the plot twists almost immediately. 

But it was interesting to have a protagonist with an injured leg through the whole book. And I did enjoy the relationship between Latavia and the snake. 
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ghostlyprince's review

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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gatorademachinegun's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

HOLY SHITTTTTTTTTT 
the most amazing ending I’ve ever read. I canopy recommend this one enough. Fast paced stand alone with Excellent queer rep and a diverse cast of characters
and a giant snake! Love him!
 
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karcitis's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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_geminigenres's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I think this books touches on friendship, meaning of family, revenge, religious cults, sacrifice, morality, and so much more. There's a lot of trauma in this but also small joys. I was hoping that the end ended like it did. However, there's something else left undone. There could or could not be a sequel. I hope there's not because I think it ended the way it needed to.
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debussy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Difficult to rate this one. It’s very gripping, and the plot kept me engaged, but I kept wanting more Bad Witch Burning and less giant snake. The world felt sketchy and the ending wasn’t super satisfying. I kept getting pulled out of the story because it felt so ridiculous at times—like it would be perfect for younger YA, but also I don’t think that’s the right audience for this book, which left me feeling odd about it throughout. 

Still looking forward to more of this author’s work.
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