Reviews with content warning for Cannibalism - Star Eater

It has been MONTHS since I last had a book I enjoyed so much it made me stay up late, needing to read on. This is such a dark horror fantasy: every single detail you find out about this world just makes it more and more fucked up and I loved it. And whilst we’re on it, I thought the worldbuilding was excellent. I loved the slow build of detail and information about the world, like slowly creating a more and more fucked up impression of the world as the plot got more and more intense.

Star Eater is a pacy, gruesome and gory horror fantasy about a murder mystery with cannibalistic government nuns and cats the size of horses and sexually transmitted zombieism. There are definitely problems! The ending is very rushed, the epilogue comes out of nowhere and it could of have had an extra 20-30 pages to end the book properly. And as other reviewers have pointed out, it’s weird how there’s no mention of trans/nonbinary people in such a queer-norm world?

But the vibes were so perfect for me and I can’t remember the last time I flew through a book like I did this.

Content warnings: Graphic blood and gore, graphic cannibalism, rape, forced impregnation, hallucinations, eating disorder, violence, murder, attempted murder, abortion, child death, child abuse, death

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twoclaws's review

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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becsti's review

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dark medium-paced

4.0

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fierceweebadger's review against another edition

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4.25

This has to be one of the most unique and intriguing worlds/magic systems I’ve ever come across! Really loved it overall but it loses a star for some odd pacing and also because I just…wanted more payoff. I think this would really suit a sequel that could dive deeper into the backstory mysteries because I WANNA KNOW EVERYTHING!!!

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