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A review by bkwrm1317
Jackal by Erin E. Adams
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Great debut thriller/horror novel that will make you afraid of the woods and the dark. You think you heard something?
No you didn’t. Blending supernatural and cultural horrors of what it means to live in this country right now, particularly for Black and Brown folks, the reader is faced with the horrors of this country’s basis in wealth and racial inequity. The central through line ringing loud in the readers’ mind is and should be: how is it that women of color, Black women in this instance, go missing without anyone blinking an eye?
Inventive, haunting, and original, great debut by Adams.
No you didn’t. Blending supernatural and cultural horrors of what it means to live in this country right now, particularly for Black and Brown folks, the reader is faced with the horrors of this country’s basis in wealth and racial inequity. The central through line ringing loud in the readers’ mind is and should be: how is it that women of color, Black women in this instance, go missing without anyone blinking an eye?
Inventive, haunting, and original, great debut by Adams.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Racism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Death
Minor: Sexual violence