Overall Take:
Love how atmospheric this was
Star Rating:
4.5 Stars
Genre:
Suspense
Synopsis:
Ji-won’s life takes a turn when her father has an affair and leaves them. She’s a college freshman, and ends up going from a straight A student, to failing. Her dreams are horrifying yet enticing.
In them, she walks through rooms full of eyes, specifically blue eyes. All the same shape as George, her mother’s obnoxious and racist new boyfriend.
As victims start accumulating around her on campus, Ji-won’s hunger and rage have yet to be satisfied.
Thoughts:
This book had some very intense scenes and I loved it! One of my favorite parts was how the title was apparent throughout the book. I get so confused when I’m reading, I finish, and the title made no sense. That was not the case here, you know almost right away, and it is a theme throughout the book. This book had a lot going on for being so short, it touched on misogyny, racism, toxic relationships, cannibalism, and violence just to name a few, and they were all well done! This is a horror book where things get gory, and it made me cringe in the best way, though it isn’t one I would want to read while eating! The pacing was fast and drew me in right from the start. I stayed engaged throughout the entire story and couldn’t wait to find out how things wrapped up. I appreciated the ending and felt it was perfect for what had happened.
This book was fantastic for a debut, and I wouldn’t have guessed it; I didn’t know until the end!
Publication Date:
June 25, 2024
Author:
Monika Kim
Page Length:
288 pages
Publisher:
Kensington Books, Erewhon Books
Thank you to:
Thank you to Kensington Books @kensingtonbooks, Erewhon Books @erewhonbooks the author, @monikakimauthor for sending me a copy of this book, all thoughts are my own.
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