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A review by _kaylinconn
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.25
The writing in this is beautiful, and it is so creative compared to some of the things I normally read!! Brom created an intense atmosphere that left me nervous while reading - in the best way.
The talk of identity and finding ourselves is reflected beautifully in both Abitha and Samson.
The reason this gets a lower rating is primarily because I didn’t feel particularly attached to the characters. They all felt like not good people, but not in the fun way. Samson was the most compelling, but he lost me at the end. I did like Abitha, but I didn’t feel connected to her.
Honestly, my favorite character was Forest and I was sad he didn’t live to see the world he wanted.
I also am not a fun of vigilante justice that involves torture. I understand why Abitha wishes to punish certain members of the village, and I understand wanting the deaths to be violent. But torture is never something I enjoy reading, and even in vigilante justice, I never find it excusable. Though I know there are people who do horrible things, I just can’t imagine truly torturing another human. And it made me dislike the characters in an irredeemable way. I can understand and still like a character who kills, but torture is too much for me.
I also am aware this is a me issue! It does not make the book bad for having it, it just makes it something I don’t like.
That being said, I thought this had a lot of beautiful moments in it. RIP Forest, I loved him even though he was a turd
The talk of identity and finding ourselves is reflected beautifully in both Abitha and Samson.
The reason this gets a lower rating is primarily because I didn’t feel particularly attached to the characters. They all felt like not good people, but not in the fun way. Samson was the most compelling, but he lost me at the end. I did like Abitha, but I didn’t feel connected to her.
Honestly, my favorite character was Forest and I was sad he didn’t live to see the world he wanted.
I also am not a fun of vigilante justice that involves torture. I understand why Abitha wishes to punish certain members of the village, and I understand wanting the deaths to be violent. But torture is never something I enjoy reading, and even in vigilante justice, I never find it excusable. Though I know there are people who do horrible things, I just can’t imagine truly torturing another human. And it made me dislike the characters in an irredeemable way. I can understand and still like a character who kills, but torture is too much for me.
I also am aware this is a me issue! It does not make the book bad for having it, it just makes it something I don’t like.
That being said, I thought this had a lot of beautiful moments in it. RIP Forest, I loved him even though he was a turd
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail