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laralarks 's review for:
What Moves the Dead
by T. Kingfisher
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
T. Kingfisher could write a novelization of shampoo ingredients and I’d enjoy it. This re-imagining of Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” was an eerie environmental delight I devoured in a sitting. There are rumors of another Sworn Soldier book coming, and I anticipate it with feral glee.
If you’re looking for unpredictability in your horror rather than creeping inevitable knowing, this isn’t the book for you at this present moment. Kingfisher’s twist is a little predictable to anyone who watches HBO in the year of our Lord 2023, as we see ‘mycologist’ and immediately know where the story is heading. However, I found the reveals and build in the tension to be supremely well-executed and eerie as hell nevertheless.
I also really appreciated and was into the lore surrounding Kingfisher’s fictional Europe and the Gallacian culture in particular. I loved, LOVED, Alex Easton and Hob, as well as the characters they meet in the course of the story. I look forward to the next installation!
If you’re looking for unpredictability in your horror rather than creeping inevitable knowing, this isn’t the book for you at this present moment. Kingfisher’s twist is a little predictable to anyone who watches HBO in the year of our Lord 2023, as we see ‘mycologist’ and immediately know where the story is heading. However, I found the reveals and build in the tension to be supremely well-executed and eerie as hell nevertheless.
I also really appreciated and was into the lore surrounding Kingfisher’s fictional Europe and the Gallacian culture in particular. I loved, LOVED, Alex Easton and Hob, as well as the characters they meet in the course of the story. I look forward to the next installation!