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A review by roadtripreader
The Embalmer by Rayne Havok
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
You see people gather around - this is what happens when you answer the call to the void and let that intrusive thought run rampant. WTF.
I am once again petitioning for a Viking funeral complete with canoe, pyre, wailing hotties and archers with impeccable aim. Just skip the mortuary altogether thanks.
We've all had that terrifying thought that the mortician in the morgue might be an outright pervert right? Oh wait you haven't had that terrifying thought? I guess I'll blame it on watching Criminal Minds and L&O SVU when I was barely a teen. This book feels like looking into the mind of the rare beast - a female serial killer. Well she has the potential.
The author managed to do something powerfully frightening - keep the reader hooked on one of the most depraved stories of the decade.
Spice level: Noooooo we will not be calling it spice of any sort.
Plot/Storyline: started in the pits of hell. But then, there was this 2nd act filled with potential, hope and dare I say love story. Yeah it all ended in a further pit in hell.
Characters: Sadie Sadie Sadie smdh. I liked Rhys.
Favorite scene/quote: I can take an aspirin for mine. You need bedrest, plus, you’re probably contagious, and I don’t want to catch that shit.” It comes out a little harder than I intend, but seriously… gross. (Sadie on her boss's cold when just seconds before she was caressing and stroking a cadaver's junk. Cognitive dissonance).
I am once again petitioning for a Viking funeral complete with canoe, pyre, wailing hotties and archers with impeccable aim. Just skip the mortuary altogether thanks.
We've all had that terrifying thought that the mortician in the morgue might be an outright pervert right? Oh wait you haven't had that terrifying thought? I guess I'll blame it on watching Criminal Minds and L&O SVU when I was barely a teen. This book feels like looking into the mind of the rare beast - a female serial killer. Well she has the potential.
The author managed to do something powerfully frightening - keep the reader hooked on one of the most depraved stories of the decade.
Spice level: Noooooo we will not be calling it spice of any sort.
Plot/Storyline: started in the pits of hell. But then, there was this 2nd act filled with potential, hope and dare I say love story. Yeah it all ended in a further pit in hell.
Characters: Sadie Sadie Sadie smdh. I liked Rhys.
Favorite scene/quote: I can take an aspirin for mine. You need bedrest, plus, you’re probably contagious, and I don’t want to catch that shit.” It comes out a little harder than I intend, but seriously… gross. (Sadie on her boss's cold when just seconds before she was caressing and stroking a cadaver's junk. Cognitive dissonance).