Desert Creatures by Kay Chronister

Desert Creatures

Kay Chronister

285 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror dark emotional tense medium-paced

Description

A feminist horror set in the near-future American West, Desert Creatures combines the subversive inventiveness of Inland by Téa Obreht with the eco-surrealism of Jeff Vandermeer's Dead Astronauts and the themes of survival and morality in Cormac M...

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Community Reviews Summary of 52 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
adventurous 51%
tense 51%
emotional 48%
challenging 29%
mysterious 29%
reflective 29%
sad 22%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 3%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 18%
fast 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 55% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 40% | Yes: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 19% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.66

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