hxneyfarm's reviews
7 reviews

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Goddamn. I'll come back later with a more in depth review but goddamn.

The Hunger by Alma Katsu

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder

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dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Where do I even begin and what the fuck did I just read? The build-up over the first half of this book from pandemic story into a kind of monstrous transformation was tense in the same way I found the film Pearl to be. And the the rapid devolution into cosmic body horror and gore in the second half hit me like a freight train.

Ultimately, it's a story about autonomy and choices that parallels really well with current, real life horror. I found the differences between all three women to be sharp and striking enough for their voices to bleed into the author's writing style (particularly how I only found Savannah to be an interesting character through Mareva's narration), and the last couple of chapters felt like whiplash.

Overall, I loved it. An easy 5 stars!

The House of My Mother by Shari Franke

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

You've Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca

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dark fast-paced