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kkehoe's review
1.0
DNF at 77%. That's how much I disliked this juvenile attempt at shock humor mixed with "horror". There are plenty of ways to fly your geek flag without having to drop so many references that your story feels like it's half RLM podcast. Pop culture can be an interesting flavor, but when it's so heavily relied on, it becomes tiresome and groan-inducing. Sadly, the story that's hidden away among the second-rate Kevin Smith jokes, did nothing to keep me interested, reminding me of some jock relating his conquests in the locker room. I enjoy crass humor. I enjoy sexed up prose. I didn't enjoy this. At all. I tried. I truly did.
sarahkate_reads's review
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
songcatchers's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
findingmontauk1's review
4.0
With quite the interesting passion/fetish, Sadie Snow is the main character in this modern-day retelling of Frankenstein with a feminist twist. Some people like feet, green eyes, or even ridiculously over-sized body parts. Sadie just likes things cold - and that does not mean she is a necrophiliac by any means. There are so many cold options out there... but... who can actually love her back and stay cold? If you are starting to think you're in for a wild story then you are absolutely correct.
I am not sure if anyone remembers a movie from 1990 called Frankenhooker (obviously also a Frankenstein retelling with a twist)... but pieces of this narrative reminded me of that. And anything that evokes nostalgia for me is a win because that feeling is just something that can't ever fully be described or realized by anyone but yourself.
I enjoyed the twists and turns this book took. I kept waiting to see just what Sadie would do or say next. She is unapologetic in what she wants... she is a woman with a plan. She has zero time to waste in getting what she feels is rightfully deserved by her or anyone on this planet. I got a little overwhelmed with the constant euphemisms for body parts, though. When there are multiple names, and some extremely juvenile, for the same body part within the same page or two, I could not help but feel like I was either at the lunch table or locker room in 6th grade. But I pushed past that and ignored it, trying to engage with the story more instead of being distracted by what was becoming the world's biggest sexual thesaurus.
All You Need is Love and a Strong Electric Current is another fun and quirky addition to the Rewind or Die series from Unnerving. It embodies that whole catalog with its throwbacks and modernized twists. I see this one making the rounds with all my friends and us all having some great discussions! 3.5 stars!
I am not sure if anyone remembers a movie from 1990 called Frankenhooker (obviously also a Frankenstein retelling with a twist)... but pieces of this narrative reminded me of that. And anything that evokes nostalgia for me is a win because that feeling is just something that can't ever fully be described or realized by anyone but yourself.
I enjoyed the twists and turns this book took. I kept waiting to see just what Sadie would do or say next. She is unapologetic in what she wants... she is a woman with a plan. She has zero time to waste in getting what she feels is rightfully deserved by her or anyone on this planet. I got a little overwhelmed with the constant euphemisms for body parts, though. When there are multiple names, and some extremely juvenile, for the same body part within the same page or two, I could not help but feel like I was either at the lunch table or locker room in 6th grade. But I pushed past that and ignored it, trying to engage with the story more instead of being distracted by what was becoming the world's biggest sexual thesaurus.
All You Need is Love and a Strong Electric Current is another fun and quirky addition to the Rewind or Die series from Unnerving. It embodies that whole catalog with its throwbacks and modernized twists. I see this one making the rounds with all my friends and us all having some great discussions! 3.5 stars!
exorcismemily's review
3.0
I really liked this book at the beginning, and it was amusing, but it eventually got tiring. The main character tried so hard to be different and show how she's "not like other girls". Her entire personality was based around her kink, and it was frustrating. Sometimes the internal monologue felt immature, like always referring to her vagina as "Lady Elizabeth". The story was interesting, and I enjoyed the idea overall, but I struggled with it at times.
CW - fatphobia, suicide
CW - fatphobia, suicide
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