“Very few wants ever took the place of needs.” 

 

“The Monsters in Our Shadows,” by Edward J. Cembal 

 

This book was really good. I loved how interesting the plot was and the lore; I loved the dystopian/ sci-fi meets gothic/ dirty city underbelly vibes, I loved the idea of shivers being this demonic creature thing that wait to eat you in the end, I liked the weird/grossness of surviving by making crickets into every food, etc. I really really liked the spooky vibe of all the thunder without rain (it’s my favorite visual through the book, very off putting).  This entire book with the forced happiness reminded me so much of the videogame “We Happy Few”, which is my favorite indie game. This book was really good overall. Would love to read more books like this one. 4 out of 5 stars, because it started a little slow. 

 

Thank you for the free copy, Netgalley.