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The September House by Carissa Orlando
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
For fans of American Horror Story: Murder House, but a lot less horny.
I loved Margaret's nonchalance about the hauntings (which I feel is tied to a psychological aspect - you'll find out more about her lore) and I loved all the ghosts.
The first 80% was a bit slow and had a lot of flashbacks but I think the pay-off was worth it.
Didn't think I'd give this a 5 but I just loved that ending so much and I'm a sucker for a good, old haunted house story.
I loved Margaret's nonchalance about the hauntings (which I feel is tied to a psychological aspect - you'll find out more about her lore) and I loved all the ghosts.
The first 80% was a bit slow and had a lot of flashbacks but I think the pay-off was worth it.
Didn't think I'd give this a 5 but I just loved that ending so much and I'm a sucker for a good, old haunted house story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, and Murder
So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
4.5
Quickfire thoughts: poignant, ebbed and flowed like a river, poetic, beautiful.
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
4.0
My second Carmen Maria Machado book, and she's yet to disappoint.
Scattered All Over the Earth by Yōko Tawada
2.0
This book had an eye-catching premise but its execution really fell flat for me. I also wasn't a fan of the different narrators in every chapter.
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
1.0
A lot of details on excrement and shit. Loads of grape, sexual harassment, incest, regurgitated food, eyeballs, cannibalism ...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
2.0
I had such high expectations but this was essentially Twilight fanfic ... and the ending .... no words.