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209 reviews
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Self harm, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment
Tropes & Themes
• "Victims" are the real villains
• Revenge
• Set in a small college town
• "Good for her" thriller
• Bi FMC
• Secret past
Spice:
Low (there's a couple scenes but they're fairly fade to black)
My Thoughts:
You know, for years I've putting off reading thrillers because I thought they "weren't my thing". I have no idea why though because I had a blast reading this.
The plot twists were maybe a bit predictable but still fun and the ending was so satisfying. 10/10. No notes. The romance also have me giggling and kicking my feet a little ngl.
The rest of the author's books are immediately going on my TBR, especially with her bio saying she "writes dark, dramatic stories that support women’s rights—and also women’s wrongs". Sign me up.
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Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Vomit, Death of parent
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Incest, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content, Suicide
Graphic: Violence, Blood
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse, Death of parent
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting
Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment
Minor: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Stalking
Themes
• Death positivity and death plans
• The American/western Death industry
• Confronting the fear of death
• Death practices
My Thoughts:
Baby's (23yo's) first memior!
I was already familiar with Caitlin prior to reading this. Both through her YouTube videos and having read her other two novels.
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Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
Minor: Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent
This is my second book from Caitlin (I still need to read her memior but rest assured, it's on the shortlist). I read From Here To Eternity a couple years ago now but I still love it. It's my number one non-fiction rec that I'll badger anybody about that's unlucky enough to ask about it. Needless to say, I knew I was going to like this one.
I've watched Caitlin's YouTube videos for years. I nearly applied to mortuary school becuase of them. Because of that, I opted to listen to the audio version of Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs, despite never listening to audiobooks (hence this being my first). Now I haven't been completely converted...but I am running to listen to her other two books on audio now.
My problem with audiobooks is that I can never get into them because the voices just aren't right somehow, and even if I can get into them, I get distracted too easily and stop listening on accident. The author being the narrator circumvents a lot of that. Her tone and cadence fits the writing perfectly (imagine that) and she held my attention easily as I listened to it all in one go.
My only complaint really, is that it's too short. I was left almost unsatisfied by the end because I just wanted more. Alas, back to the YouTube channel I go.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Cannibalism
I don't always retain the details or plotlines of books I read, but I don't think I'll physically be able to to forget this for the rest of my life. Rent free in my head, in a good way and bad way.
I'd like to note that I'm literally sobbing on my bedroom floor as I write this out so take that as you will.
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Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Tropes & Themes
• Hunting a serial killer
• Small island town
• Set in Maine
• Forced proximity
• Hate to lovers
• Witty banter
• One bed
• Hidden past
• Small town secrets
Spice:
Medium (5+ explict scenes)
My Thoughts:
It wasn't my favourite but overall I enjoyed it. Sloane was kinda annoying in the beginning so it took me some time to warm up to her but eventually I did. Alex actually ended up being my favourite even tho he's only a side character. I wish he had his own book tbh. I'm so curious how his relationship develops with
The romantic half of the book was pretty good. I cringed at a bit of the lingo used during spicy scenes but it wasn't too bad so I could ignore it. I am someone who prefers slow burn tho so even tho this wasn't insta-love, it was maybe a bit fast for me.
Onto the thriller/mystery half of the book...ngl the plot twists were very predictable. I guessed the first plot twist down to almost every detail within ~20% and then I guessed the killer before the half way mark. The twists themself could have been good. The execution just wasn't quite there.
Like I said tho, I did like the book overall. The foggy Maine island vibes were immaculate and I liked the characters. I hadn't really considered reading either author before now (I've heard good things, I'm just not a fan of retellings personally), but I'm definitely interested in any future books they write along similar lines to this one now.
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Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence
Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis