A review by megsbookishtwins
Eye of the Ouroboros by Megan Bontrager

3.0

I received this free from the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

content warnings: violence, gore, death, self-harm, alcohol abuse

rep: sapphic m/c & sapphic romance

Eye Of The Ouroboros is a cosmic horror novel featuring a alcoholic park ranger barely hanging on after feeling responsible for her sister going missing when they were children - she has devoted her entire life to finding her sister, and finding other missing people & children. It features liminal spaces & alternative universes.

The writing was pretty solid, a really interesting premise & I really enjoyed the vibe in the first half of the book especially. I was hoping it was going to continue in the vein on a small town, foresty eldritch type horror but it took a turn into a more loki tva type vibe which still has an appeal but sort of stopped the novel flowing quite so well. Like I said, I really enjoyed the premise but I felt like there was soo much handled & I feel like it could have benefited from being drawn out & fleshed out a little bit. The characters were great & had some really great dynamics.

A pretty good novel, but just lacked in some places.