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A review by sol_journal
The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
Posted to: Goodreads and The Storygraph
Posted on: 25 October 2024
3.5 (rounded up to 4) out of 5 stars.
Full review to come. I literally just finished the last page though and must drop my initial thoughts.
This book was a horror in such a good way. I cringed and I tried to cover up the words while reading the gory bits. I *felt* Ji-won’s rage and kind of hate we were taken along the roller coaster of deaths and devours only because I realized I’m more squeamish than I thought. Still, I absolutely will be here whenever Monika Kim releases another book! There was something just wickedly gruesome and terrible about this that didn’t allow me to put it down. I loved the narrative we got to follow, loved the descent and the twists and the ending. Loved loved *loved* this little terror of a novel.
Posted on: 25 October 2024
3.5 (rounded up to 4) out of 5 stars.
Full review to come. I literally just finished the last page though and must drop my initial thoughts.
This book was a horror in such a good way. I cringed and I tried to cover up the words while reading the gory bits. I *felt* Ji-won’s rage and kind of hate we were taken along the roller coaster of deaths and devours only because I realized I’m more squeamish than I thought. Still, I absolutely will be here whenever Monika Kim releases another book! There was something just wickedly gruesome and terrible about this that didn’t allow me to put it down. I loved the narrative we got to follow, loved the descent and the twists and the ending. Loved loved *loved* this little terror of a novel.
Moderate: Gore, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Medical content