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Sick Bastards by Matt Shaw
4.0

3.5 stars!

This was my first Matt Shaw story, but won't be my last. While it wasn't a perfect read for me — I struggled a little with the repetitive nature at times, mostly — I thought the premise was pretty intriguing and I enjoyed the ending a lot. There isn't much you can say about this story without spoiling it, except that you should go into it with a pretty strong stomach. I know this is labeled as extreme horror, and I can see why, but the incest/sex scenes were way more fucked up than the gore/violence was to me, and I kept wishing for less of the former and more of the latter. You read that right: can I get a little more cannibalism with my story, please? Ah, well.