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sydapel's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Never something I would have picked up if it hadn't been for Mel Thomas on Tiktok, but even as someone who does not love mystery that much, this was charming! Hats off to the audiobook narrator as well for doing an excellent portrayal of both Kim and Will.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, War, and Injury/Injury detail
callidoralblack's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, and Kidnapping
Minor: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
booksthatburn's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
SLIPPERY CREATURES is a dynamic story with vivid characters and intimate stakes for a former soldier come bookshop owner who keeps having his calm interrupted.
Normally I cannot stand books where one of the main characters is lying to the other, especially in the context of a relationship. I think what makes the difference is that Will figures out quickly that Kim is lying to him about some pretty important things, even if he doesn't know the precise shape of it for a while. Kim is fascinating as a character, but I would not want to hang around him in person. Will and Kim have a very nice time at their first meeting, but Kim keeps lying to him because he has priorities other than Will and it takes most of the book book to get to a point where Will might be more important to him than his prior commitments. Will for his part wants to know where he stands and wants everyone to stop messing up his life for the sake of something he originally didn’t know it was in his possession and has no desire to hold.
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this, I will keep reading the series because I want to know what happens next. Future books seem likely to deal more with Zodiac and the relationship between Kim and Will.
Normally I cannot stand books where one of the main characters is lying to the other, especially in the context of a relationship. I think what makes the difference is that Will figures out quickly that Kim is lying to him about some pretty important things, even if he doesn't know the precise shape of it for a while. Kim is fascinating as a character, but I would not want to hang around him in person. Will and Kim have a very nice time at their first meeting, but Kim keeps lying to him because he has priorities other than Will and it takes most of the book book to get to a point where Will might be more important to him than his prior commitments. Will for his part wants to know where he stands and wants everyone to stop messing up his life for the sake of something he originally didn’t know it was in his possession and has no desire to hold.
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this, I will keep reading the series because I want to know what happens next. Future books seem likely to deal more with Zodiac and the relationship between Kim and Will.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic