A review by mnemosyne139
Reprieve by James Han Mattson

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Objectively, I think this is a really good book that touches on a lot of important topics, but I also don't see myself wanting to pick it up again, so I don't feel I can quite give it 4 stars. But it DID almost make me cry at the end with one of the characters who annoyed me the most, so that's definitely something. Being white, I don't know if I can speak to how well racial topics were or were not handled, but they made sense and seemed well-handled to me. I also think this book kind of touches on the misogyny in extreme horror, though not as clearly as it does some other topics.
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