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A review by marshalls_library
Benny Rose, the Cannibal King by Hailey Piper
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Benny Rose The Cannibal King is my third book from @haileypiperfights this year, and is right up there with Queen of Teeth (my favorite of hers so far).
This has all the makings of a perfect spooky season read. It's set in a seemingly quiet town with a legend of a horrible ghost, Benny Rose, who died in a hospital fire decades ago. You've got a group of high school kids wanting to haze the new girl in town on her first Halloween at her new school (with a prank that goes horribly wrong) a crazy storm that sweeps into town on Halloween night, and a bunch of super creepy oldsters.
Basically, it has it all, and good lord would this make for an absolute CLASSIC Halloween movie if executed properly and stuck to the plot and vibes of the book.
Hailey has a LOT of range across her books, and I'm saying that not even having read her new Splatter Western in the Death's Head Press series.
If you haven't read this, get it now, have it handy on October 1st, and be prepared to thank me for the killer recommendation
This has all the makings of a perfect spooky season read. It's set in a seemingly quiet town with a legend of a horrible ghost, Benny Rose, who died in a hospital fire decades ago. You've got a group of high school kids wanting to haze the new girl in town on her first Halloween at her new school (with a prank that goes horribly wrong) a crazy storm that sweeps into town on Halloween night, and a bunch of super creepy oldsters.
Basically, it has it all, and good lord would this make for an absolute CLASSIC Halloween movie if executed properly and stuck to the plot and vibes of the book.
Hailey has a LOT of range across her books, and I'm saying that not even having read her new Splatter Western in the Death's Head Press series.
If you haven't read this, get it now, have it handy on October 1st, and be prepared to thank me for the killer recommendation