A review by vaniavela
All These Bodies, by Kendare Blake
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Sixteen bloodless bodies. Two teenagers. An impossible explanation.
Michael was an interesting narrator. He was able to separate his emotions from the investigation at such a young age and with no prior experience, which is impressive.
This book focuses on someone who doesn't talk at all, either to defend herself or plead guilty, which was somehow boring and annoying. There are no breakthroughs or investigations, there is just Michael trying to get Marie to talk and Marie refusing to do so.
We never find out what really happened. I wanted answers and instead got an ambiguous ending. The pacing was also slow, which didn't help.
In the end, I'm not sure how I felt about this book. I couldn't even tell if the story included paranormal elements or not. I would have liked some action moments in the story, but that wasn't the case.
This just disappointed me, it had so much potential, but in the end it was poorly executed.
tw: murder, blood, death, adult/minor relationship, animal death, physical abuse, child abuse, rape, sexism, abandonment, underage alcohol consumption, child death, confinement, death of parent, grief, misogyny, violence.
Michael was an interesting narrator. He was able to separate his emotions from the investigation at such a young age and with no prior experience, which is impressive.
This book focuses on someone who doesn't talk at all, either to defend herself or plead guilty, which was somehow boring and annoying. There are no breakthroughs or investigations, there is just Michael trying to get Marie to talk and Marie refusing to do so.
We never find out what really happened. I wanted answers and instead got an ambiguous ending. The pacing was also slow, which didn't help.
In the end, I'm not sure how I felt about this book. I couldn't even tell if the story included paranormal elements or not. I would have liked some action moments in the story, but that wasn't the case.
This just disappointed me, it had so much potential, but in the end it was poorly executed.
tw: murder, blood, death, adult/minor relationship, animal death, physical abuse, child abuse, rape, sexism, abandonment, underage alcohol consumption, child death, confinement, death of parent, grief, misogyny, violence.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Physical abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexism