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A review by kylosten
My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This story was a gothic horror dream. It has beautiful writing, a sapphic love story, and unsettling antagonists.
If you liked The Turn of the Screw or Our Hideous Progeny you will probably like this.
It's told by the MC, Roos Beckman, while she's talking to a psychiatric doctor after everything has unfolded so they know the ending but Roos has all the details.
This is going to be one I continue to think about.
If you go to pick this up I would be sure to check content warnings.
If you liked The Turn of the Screw or Our Hideous Progeny you will probably like this.
It's told by the MC, Roos Beckman, while she's talking to a psychiatric doctor after everything has unfolded so they know the ending but Roos has all the details.
This is going to be one I continue to think about.
If you go to pick this up I would be sure to check content warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, Sexual assault, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy