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House of Rot by Danger Slater
5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Newlyweds Elenya and Myles have moved into an affordable new apartment. Unfortunately on the first day they find mold in the kitchen. In the span of three days the mold takes over the entire apartment and their bodies until they're coming apart and unable to go outside. Occasionally their obnoxious neighbor Brad talks to them through the window. Brad really sucks, fuck Brad. Anyway this book is horrifying, funny and tragic. The transformation Elenya and Myles go through with the mold is so gross. Myles's long tangents about commercials for Taco Bell and Doritos made me feel a combination of annoyed and amused. Despite the occasional cringey dialogue and the existence of Brad I really enjoyed this book and I am excited to read more from Danger Slater.

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