A review by clovetra
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

okkkk work! this is my first retelling ive read (that isn’t greek mythology mind you) and ngl i had a good time!
this review will be short as this was literally like 150 pages. short & sweet
i really liked the main character! i think creating a bunch of new pronouns & having the mc not only be nonbinary but use xenopronouns was super interesting.
the story at times felt like it was stagnant and at other times (mainly the end) it was moving too fast, but it’s such a short story idk how this could have been “worked around”.
the ending was intriguing yet lowkey kinda cool? this was a very interesting book in terms of body horror. i’m always drawn to book that include nature in their horror themes, but tbh i think this book is the first ive read to actually “succeed” at this goal.
what else can i say? madeline was really cool esp in the end. miss potter is also a bad bitch and i love her.
idk what else to say except im excited to see where this goes in the next instalment! 
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