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A review by sarah984
Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I really liked about the first third of this book - Erin's story has some interpersonal drama, compelling pandemic fiction, and an interesting point of view character. Unfortunately once the POV switches the book just fell apart for me. I get that Savannah is a bad person but she uses such cringy language and a lot of the narrative choices felt a little iffy to me (using the full first and last name of a real child victim of a sex crime, the bizarre scene where a ghost castigates her for killing the only Black woman in the book). While Mareva's story at least felt like it had a point, the King in Yellow stuff felt very silly, the thee/thou dialogue was terrible, and I felt like it just didn't match up to the expectations that Erin's chapters had set for me.
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Gore, Sexual content, Medical content, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Colonisation
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Infidelity, Excrement, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, and Dysphoria