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A review by cocolynn
Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Most other peoples’ edgelord phase ended at 13. Jesus.
I thought the author was poking fun at the “not like other girls” trope and the book would make fun of itself, but nope. The main character was just insufferable and arrogant for the sake of it. This book was gory for no reason. At least give me a deeper meaning to critique or explore. Give the protagonist some depth and a reason why she does what she does. Even sociopaths have their own reasoning and morality ideas that they use to make decisions.
This book is NOT a feminist book. Just because a woman is doing the SA’ing of women doesn’t make it okay. I found nothing profound in the horror or even entertaining about this book. I should honestly give it a 1, but too late.
If you want a good body horror book with better, more fleshed out characters and motivation, check out “The eyes are the best part” by Monika Kim. So much better.
I thought the author was poking fun at the “not like other girls” trope and the book would make fun of itself, but nope. The main character was just insufferable and arrogant for the sake of it. This book was gory for no reason. At least give me a deeper meaning to critique or explore. Give the protagonist some depth and a reason why she does what she does. Even sociopaths have their own reasoning and morality ideas that they use to make decisions.
This book is NOT a feminist book. Just because a woman is doing the SA’ing of women doesn’t make it okay. I found nothing profound in the horror or even entertaining about this book. I should honestly give it a 1, but too late.
If you want a good body horror book with better, more fleshed out characters and motivation, check out “The eyes are the best part” by Monika Kim. So much better.