A review by laurenleigh
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

You never know how close to the original text a retelling will end up. This one (following in the footsteps of Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher) stuck to the original plot line pretty closely, which makes the diversions even more important. I appreciated the alternate history where we have trans and/or gender non-conforming people, and of course there were mushrooms involved. There seems to be such a trend of that in horror these days, but I’m into it. Definitely creepy, but without getting too scary.