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A review by hisghoulfriday
The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
I love a good unhinged girlie book!
Everything seems to be falling apart for Ji-won after her dad walks out on her family for another woman. Ji-won starts failing her first semester of college, she starts having nightmares, and her mom starts dating a creepy, gross white guy named George.
After Ji-won meets George she starts getting an insatiable obsession over blue eyes, and not just George's.
The Eyes Are the Best Part had me fully immersed from page one. Not only is this a fantastic psychological horror story, it's also a wonderfully written story about feminism and family.
I loved that this book was in first person POV. I enjoyed reading about Ji-won and her family, and everybody felt so real that I found myself getting uncomfortable and disgusted alongside Ji-won whenever she talked to George or her college classmate, Geoffrey.
The Eyes Are the Best Part is a fast-paced "good for her" horror story that I found extremely difficult to put down. I highly, highly recommend checking this out when it releases on June 25, 2024.
A big thank you to NetGalley and to Erewhon Books for the gifted copy! I can't wait to read more from Monika Kim!
Everything seems to be falling apart for Ji-won after her dad walks out on her family for another woman. Ji-won starts failing her first semester of college, she starts having nightmares, and her mom starts dating a creepy, gross white guy named George.
After Ji-won meets George she starts getting an insatiable obsession over blue eyes, and not just George's.
The Eyes Are the Best Part had me fully immersed from page one. Not only is this a fantastic psychological horror story, it's also a wonderfully written story about feminism and family.
I loved that this book was in first person POV. I enjoyed reading about Ji-won and her family, and everybody felt so real that I found myself getting uncomfortable and disgusted alongside Ji-won whenever she talked to George or her college classmate, Geoffrey.
The Eyes Are the Best Part is a fast-paced "good for her" horror story that I found extremely difficult to put down. I highly, highly recommend checking this out when it releases on June 25, 2024.
A big thank you to NetGalley and to Erewhon Books for the gifted copy! I can't wait to read more from Monika Kim!