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essjay's Reviews (635)
I feel like the writing in this one was better than the first, and I definitely liked Amelia and Reggie more than Cassie and Frederick. It also probably helped that this was not an obviously reskinned ReyLo fic.
Who's next? Zelda? Would def read what she gets up to in Napa.
Who's next? Zelda? Would def read what she gets up to in Napa.
I can absolutely see why this has been compared to The Deep. However while that has stuck with me and I think about it frequently (and have re-read it twice), I don't see myself coming back to this one again.
Damn, I wrote a whole-ass review and hit back instead of save.
This book is A LOT. I would go from cackling one minute to having to put it down bc it was so upsetting.
The characters are really what elevated it above just the gore and violence (and sex...so. much. sex). I know some of the people in these pages and it's cool to see their representation here.
Really looking forward to this as a movie, it's screaming for an adaptation.
This book is A LOT. I would go from cackling one minute to having to put it down bc it was so upsetting.
The characters are really what elevated it above just the gore and violence (and sex...so. much. sex). I know some of the people in these pages and it's cool to see their representation here.
Really looking forward to this as a movie, it's screaming for an adaptation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Outing, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, Pandemic/Epidemic
Whew. This was a lot darker than I was expecting and I loved that. I saw the reveal coming, but that didn't make it any less impactful.
I read this aloud to my 14y/o. At about the halfway point, they told me that while they still loved this, they didn't feel like it was quite as perfect as A Psalm for the Wild-Built, and I agreed.
I think part of it was the addition of so many other people to the equation. All I really needed or wanted was more Mosscap and Sibling Dex on their own.
That being said, the ending was gorgeous and perfect and exactly what I wanted.
I think part of it was the addition of so many other people to the equation. All I really needed or wanted was more Mosscap and Sibling Dex on their own.
That being said, the ending was gorgeous and perfect and exactly what I wanted.
3.6 on my review rubric but I'm rounding up for unexpected monsterfucking , tbh.
Not super horror-y or romance-y, so I feel like maybe those are some weird categories for it, but 🤷.
Not super horror-y or romance-y, so I feel like maybe those are some weird categories for it, but 🤷.
This was absolutely wonderful and I loved every bit of it. The art reminded me a little of some of Robt Williams' 90s stuff, which worked perfectly for this.
Gown me in guts. Sleeve me with your spit. I will twirl in a skirt of sirloin. I will wear my violence wider than sky.
This is v much a "thank the gods I was actually in the mood for this" sort of book, bc if I hadn't been looking for something sad and introspective, I probably would have bounced off of it.
