Fawn

content warnings: animal cruelty, animal death, blood, body horror, cannibalism, child abuse, child death, death, death of parent, emotional abuse, excrement, gore, islamophobia, mental illness, misogyny, murder, physical abuse, pregnancy, racial slurs, rape, sexism, sexual assault, sexual violence, torture

i'm not even kidding, this and dead inside have the exact same problem of being so formulaic where every chapter is the repeat of the previous one with like. a sentence of a difference. extreme horror is great but only when done with an iota of something that isn't just ~oooo disgusting description that will make the reader gag~. it sure will!! but what's the point if that's all there is? WHY did so many influencers recommend this lmao

I thought I was going to give this three stars but had to give it four from the sheer fact that I could not put this book down at all.
I think it took me longer to warm to the narrator than intended, but that's just a personal thing. I spent a lot of the book questioning whether I was actually enjoying the experience or not but by the second half I was so invested and my perception of the whole thing was totally flipped.
I love these characters very much, and I love the heartache they gave me. It's such a raw story and true to real life and I think that's where it hit me and so many other people the most.