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A review by astoriareader
Brother by Ania Ahlborn
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
SYNOPSIS:
- A family of crazy serial killers living in the Appalachian mountains.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
- animal cruelty / animal abuse
- rape
- incest
- cannibalism
- murder
- necrophilia
- child abduction / child abuse
- murder
- violence
- homophobia
- ableism
MY THOUGHTS
- This book was torture porn, and not a good book.
- The twists are predictable, none of the characters are likable, and the pacing is slow. Not a single redeemable character in the book. Ending was not satisfied.
- I am not usually bothered by reading “dark” books, but this book simply added disturbing content for no reason. The author does 0 character development, and fails to flush out a single motivation for doing anything. As far as I could tell, the violence was added as a way to cover up the lack of plot and story.
- There’s 0 backstory for how this family came to be this way…?!
- The writing is not good.
- The book is soooo drawn out & repetitive. As mentioned, there’s no back story explored, so the book is literally just pages & pages of repetition.
- By the end of the book, you’re screaming at the pages at the main character, “ENOUGH ALREADY OMGGGG”
- My two stars may even be too generous here.
TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️2 stars. Yikes. Disappointing. Read trigger warnings I included, as this is torture porn with no attempt to be a real story.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault