A review by rustbeltjessie
Beyond the Pale Motel by Francesca Lia Block

4.0

Francesca Lia Block's books are like comfort food for my brain. They're not junk food - there's definite nutritional value - but they're also not some gourmet foodie trend that challenges my tastebuds. They're comfort food: I feel comforted and satisfied when I read them. Even with this one, which is one of FLB's darker novels, I still found comfort in it. It's beautiful and sad and chilling, and sexy, oh my god is it sexy. (Also, I really wish Love Monster were a real blog I could read, and I'd love to read Catt's senior thesis about death in Los Angeles literature and music!)