Black Sheep
Ratings45
Average rating3.8
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Ratings45
Average rating3.8
Nobody has a “normal” family, but Vesper Wright’s is truly...something else. Vesper left home at eighteen and never looked back—mostly because she was told that leaving the staunchly religious community she grew up in meant she couldn’t return. But then an envelope arrives on her doorstep.
Inside is an invitation to the wedding of Vesper’s beloved cousin Rosie. It’s to be hosted at the family farm. Have they made an exception to the rule? It wouldn’t be the first time Vesper’s been given special treatment. Is the invite a sweet gesture? An olive branch? A trap? Doesn’t matter. Something inside her insists she go to the wedding. Even if it means returning to the toxic environment she escaped. Even if it means reuniting with her mother, Constance, a former horror film star and forever ice queen.
When Vesper’s homecoming exhumes a terrifying secret, she’s forced to reckon with her family’s beliefs and her own crisis of faith in this deliciously sinister novel that explores the way family ties can bind us as we struggle to find our place in the world.
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idc what anybody says this fucking DEVOURED
This went on far too long, I think it would've had a bigger impact as a short story. I went into this blind and the reveal of the group being Satanists not Jesus followers was very effective. Following that, the reveal that Lucifer was her father was neat but expected. I also like how she was able to harm others by her mind powersOther than that, this book dragged, and all of that stuff happens fairly early throughout the middle of the book. The writing was good, just too drawn out.
Fun read but very predictable. A great start to spooky season.
I'm not familiar with the author but this reads like YA fiction. The protagonist is dully “different” in such a generic way, she's just annoying. I was so bored, I couldn't make it through the first chapter.
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