thatsoneforthebooks's review against another edition
3.0
Hours later and I'm still asking what even was this...
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✨ Review ✨ Little Eve by Catriona Ward; Narrated by Carolyn Bonnyman
Oh, man. The twisty, mind-bending queen of horror and confusion is back with Little Eve. This is SUCH a hard book to review because it felt like at least five books in one. I was SHOOK to find that it only had 288 pages. It was a lot to take in. I'm so grateful to have read this with friends who could help me disentangle the many stories within. After a full day processing this, I'm still not sure what happened or what to believe.
First, this book needs a whole lot of content warnings. If you're sensitive to abuse or other traumas, please check out a more complete list before reading. There's a lot of messed up stuff happening here.
There are a lot of thematic undercurrents about good vs. evil, about families and devotion, about how far is too far; but I felt as if it was hard to disentangle all of this through multiple timelines and POVs, untrustworthy narrators, and the twists that this took.
To top it all off, the Scottish accented narration which certainly added flavor to the story, made me have to slow down my listening even more. I enjoyed the narration after I got into it!
If you read this, this is definitely a perfect book for a buddy read so you can process it together!
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: horror/thriller
Location: Scotland
Pub Date: out now!
Thanks to Macmillan Audio and #netgalley for an advanced e-copy of this book!
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✨ Review ✨ Little Eve by Catriona Ward; Narrated by Carolyn Bonnyman
Oh, man. The twisty, mind-bending queen of horror and confusion is back with Little Eve. This is SUCH a hard book to review because it felt like at least five books in one. I was SHOOK to find that it only had 288 pages. It was a lot to take in. I'm so grateful to have read this with friends who could help me disentangle the many stories within. After a full day processing this, I'm still not sure what happened or what to believe.
First, this book needs a whole lot of content warnings. If you're sensitive to abuse or other traumas, please check out a more complete list before reading. There's a lot of messed up stuff happening here.
There are a lot of thematic undercurrents about good vs. evil, about families and devotion, about how far is too far; but I felt as if it was hard to disentangle all of this through multiple timelines and POVs, untrustworthy narrators, and the twists that this took.
To top it all off, the Scottish accented narration which certainly added flavor to the story, made me have to slow down my listening even more. I enjoyed the narration after I got into it!
If you read this, this is definitely a perfect book for a buddy read so you can process it together!
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: horror/thriller
Location: Scotland
Pub Date: out now!
Thanks to Macmillan Audio and #netgalley for an advanced e-copy of this book!
arp363's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
3.5
This one is not a typical genre for me so I found it hard to read. I also couldn't not finish it. It will take hold. I've heard the audiobook is really good, so I might try it again.
jillface's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
crosales5's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
omgyaynina's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
meghhhhhhan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
jesskathleen's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death