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A review by voxvenati
Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This book was phenomenal. It blows most of the horror (and all of the YA) I’ve read this year out of the water.
It was dark without being gratuitous. Gave just enough answers while keeping things mysterious. Great pacing overall.
As always, if you’re someone who needs them, make sure to check those content warnings to make sure you’ll be ok. This book does cover some pretty heavy stuff, for YA especially.
Most importantly, all the issues I normally have with YA were blessedly absent. We didn’t have stupid protagonists. We don’t have weirdly-adult teenagers. We didn’t have things overly spelled out for the audience. It was just an honestly good horror/thriller with teenage protagonists and without any of the usual pitfalls of the YA genre.
It was dark without being gratuitous. Gave just enough answers while keeping things mysterious. Great pacing overall.
As always, if you’re someone who needs them, make sure to check those content warnings to make sure you’ll be ok. This book does cover some pretty heavy stuff, for YA especially.
Most importantly, all the issues I normally have with YA were blessedly absent. We didn’t have stupid protagonists. We don’t have weirdly-adult teenagers. We didn’t have things overly spelled out for the audience. It was just an honestly good horror/thriller with teenage protagonists and without any of the usual pitfalls of the YA genre.