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A review by boogi29
The Haar by David Sodergren
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Shape of Water meets The Thing.
An honestly incredible blood soaked love story. I can’t lie and say I was expecting this when I started it, but I am so glad that this was the direction it took.
In addition to that, this has some of the most stomach churning gore I’ve ever read. There have been very few times a book has been able to make me squeamish, but man oh man did this get under my skin. Sodergren has an incredible way of writing violence and gore that few authors can match. The ability to balance that with a legitimately charming love story is a crazy combination that I cannot believe works.
An honestly incredible blood soaked love story. I can’t lie and say I was expecting this when I started it, but I am so glad that this was the direction it took.
In addition to that, this has some of the most stomach churning gore I’ve ever read. There have been very few times a book has been able to make me squeamish, but man oh man did this get under my skin. Sodergren has an incredible way of writing violence and gore that few authors can match. The ability to balance that with a legitimately charming love story is a crazy combination that I cannot believe works.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, and Murder