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The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
4.5
adventurous dark emotional 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

This book is amazing. It's centred around a mothers unconditional love for her children, which as someone who does not plan to have children made me a bit apprehensive that I wouldn't connect with the main character as much as I would like. I was wrong, Sunyi Dean's writing and characterisation made me feel like I was right there with Devon the whole time and I was really engaged with the story. The horror aspects did make me feel uncomfortable at times and so I think it hit the mark as a horror book there. I highly recommend this book.