Reviews

Man Made Monsters, by Andrea L. Rogers

omylizz's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

mallegar's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

kayladaila's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Genocide, Racial slurs, Animal death, Child death, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Cancer, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Rape, and Child abuse

jeserin's review

dark reflective medium-paced

5.0

kayleighosaur's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book was by far the best book I have read in YEARS. Take a journey through the years with the Wilson family as you stumble through their horrifying tales of love, loss, suffering ad what it’s like to live with Man made monsters of every shape and size.  

hanthom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

shereadstales's review

dark emotional hopeful medium-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

3.75

Thanks to NetGalley and Levine Querido, Arthur A. Levine for the digital galley of this book.

Cherokee writer Andrea L. Rogers’ debut YA book delves into some of our favorite monsters (werewolves, vampires, zombies, etc) but balances them with the sometimes scarier horrors of man, including empire, of intimate partner violence, of dispossession. She also incorporates some of the classic Cherokee stories of Deer Woman and fantastical sea creatures. These stories do horror in the best possible way, traditional monsters mixed with the horrors of man as metaphor for our current fears. Throw in classic folk tales, and you’ve got me.

I loved the variety of characters, monsters, and stories, and I’d love to read more of Rogers writing. More Indigenous rep, especially in horror, please. Definitely recommend, whether you’re into YA or not, there’s something for all horror lovers in this collection. 

haileyskywalker's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

sschmalz's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

canamystillread's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Not what I expected, but a quick enjoyable read.