Sister, Maiden, Monster
Ratings16
Average rating3.9
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Ratings16
Average rating3.9
"Sister, Maiden, Monster is a visceral story set in the aftermath of our planet's disastrous transformation and told through the eyes of three women trying to survive the nightmare, from Bram Stoker Award-winning author Lucy A. Snyder. To survive they must evolve. A virus tears across the globe, transforming its victims in nightmarish ways. As the world collapses, dark forces pull a small group of women together. Erin, once quiet and closeted, acquires an appetite for a woman and her brain. Why does forbidden fruit taste so good? Savannah, a professional BDSM switch, discovers a new turn-on: committing brutal murders for her eldritch masters. Mareva, plagued with chronic tumors, is too horrified to acknowledge her divine role in the coming apocalypse, and as her growths multiply, so too does her desperation. Inspired by her Bram Stoker Award-winning story "Magdala Amygdala," Lucy A. Snyder delivers a cosmic tale about the planet's disastrous transformation ... and what we become after"--
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Besides some intensely millennial phrases this was a good time. If you aren't a fan of body horror pass on this one. I did love how we got different point of views that were woven together in the end.
Rating: 3.85 leaves out of 5Characters: 3.75/5 Cover: 4.75/5Story: 3.75/5Writing: 5/5Horror: 2/5Genre: Horror/Scifi/LGBTType: AudiobookWorth?: YeahHated Disliked It Was Okay Liked Really Liked Loved FavoritedExtreme feminism meets Lovecraft is probably the best way I can freaking explain this damn mess. Did I like it? Yes. Do I wish there was another book in the same universe or a book 2? Yes as well. I hated and loved it. As for the horror side of it... eh I think it leaned more towards the gore and maybe the creepy monsters.
I just finished Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A Snyder and here is my review.
How are three women, all so different, connected in the most hellish ways?
During a global apocalypse, a virus has unexpected consequences for a percentage of the world's population.
Erin, after getting sick with the virus, turns into something she doesn't understand but makes perfect sense.
Savannah didn't end up like Erin after she contracted the virus but she did get a real taste for blood.
Mareva didn't get sick but the strange tumors on her body make her the most precious person on the planet and Erin and Savannah are tasked with protecting her at all costs.
I love a good horror book and this one took it to a whole new level. It took me to a place that would make hell look like a playground. At first I was like, not another book with masks and hand sanitizer.... I'm so glad I stayed with it because it really bought the old school horror with a solid fantasy read into the kind of book that will tickle your imagination in the very worst of ways. It gave me nightmares which never happen to me.
The idea that a virus could open us up to what happened to these women was the most deliciously terrifying thing imaginable. I did feel the 3 women had something about them that made you feel sorry for them no matter what they got up to.
The writing was excellent and I was hooked right in. What didn't I like? The ending was open ended and I hate that unless I know there is definitely going to be a book 2.... (Is there going to be a book 2?) I hope there is because I have questions I need answers to.
Love horror with a fantasy undertone, PICK THIS ONE UP NOWWWWWWW!!!!
4.5 stars.
Excellent read. Thank you @netgalley and @torpublishinggroup for my review copy!
