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A review by blewballoon
Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
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? Yes
4.5
Rating based on how much this book made me audibly laugh. I had hoped this would be fun and maybe similar to T. Kingfisher's twisty takes on fantasy, and I think it delivered on both fronts. Predictable elements and tropes are played with and commented on without losing the sense of being an actual story with characters living in it. The stakes are high, the characters are nuanced and charming, and the humor worked well for me. I enjoyed the audiobook, but if you don't like male narrators doing female voices then you're in for a bit of a rough one.
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail