Tegan
I really liked this! It gets a bit wobbly towards the end but overall it was as ensnaring as I hoped it would be.
As someone with depression I really related to the metaphors of highs and lows experienced and the circular shame spirals the MC dealt with. I also liked and related to the metaphor of sloughing off the expectations of others to reveal your true self.
The body horror in this reminded me a bit of 'Sister, Maiden, Monster' by Lucy A Snyder. The seductiveness of a bed is something I relate to as well.
(Side note: I personally don't call it bed rotting because it's just rest, don't let capitalism fool you into thinking rest is bad)
I wish the book had been a tad longer. The writing is very engaging and I ended up starting and finishing this in one night.
I'm curious about three things at the end that I'll use spoiler tags for.
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It's like midnight here as I write this so brain isn't braining but TLDR if you want a light-hearted(ish) horror with 2000s nostalgia and great plot and characters, pick this up.
Thank you to Wendy Dalrymple, Netgalley, and Quill & Crow Publishing House for supplying this book in exchange for my review. I have leaving this review voluntarily.
I really liked this! It gets a bit wobbly towards the end but overall it was as ensnaring as I hoped it would be.
As someone with depression I really related to the metaphors of highs and lows experienced and the circular shame spirals the MC dealt with. I also liked and related to the metaphor of sloughing off the expectations of others to reveal your true self.
The body horror in this reminded me a bit of 'Sister, Maiden, Monster' by Lucy A Snyder. The seductiveness of a bed is something I relate to as well.
(Side note: I personally don't call it bed rotting because it's just rest, don't let capitalism fool you into thinking rest is bad)
I wish the book had been a tad longer. The writing is very engaging and I ended up starting and finishing this in one night.
I'm curious about three things at the end that I'll use spoiler tags for.
ADD SPOILERS LATER
It's like midnight here as I write this so brain isn't braining but TLDR if you want a light-hearted(ish) horror with 2000s nostalgia and great plot and characters, pick this up.
Thank you to Wendy Dalrymple, Netgalley, and Quill & Crow Publishing House for supplying this book in exchange for my review. I have leaving this review voluntarily.