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librarymouse's review
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
There are so many banger lines in this book! I wasn't sure what to expect going into this book as the sequel to a retelling of a well known horror tale, but this book is so strong on its own! I love the continuation of Angus and Miss Potter's acquaintance, the new additions to the cast of cha acters, and the exploration of Easton's home country. I also really enjoyed the addition of situationally and indivi ually specific pronouns!
I just about cried in the library reading the scene with the horses when Hob's face slid off like a moth wing, sticking to Easton. That scenario and Easton's own terror was like an externalization of my actually real nightmares. Great writing, but that scene hurt so bad. But at least dream Hob didn't seem to be in pain as he crumbled.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, War, Alcohol, Body horror, Medical content, Grief, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
While there is no intentional cruelty, there is animal injury during a dream sequence in the last third of the book. More detail is listed in the spoiler part of my review.harpoonholly's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Audiobook. Read by Avi Rogue who is a fine reader, if a little stiff in places.
This is the second in the Swor Soldier Series and follows Lt. Alex Easton's travels and experience with "innocent monsters," as Easton kaself put it.
The story is fast-paced, which is at odds with how late the real gothic horror action takes place, as opposed to What Moves the Dead, which got into the creep-factor right from the getgo.
Once the first-hand horror starts, it is very well done and is an amazing concept; there just wasn't enough of it and earlier in the plot.
I don't know if Kingfisher will continue the series, but I will be on the lookout. While "Feasts" doesn't have the same punch as "Moves," it's still enjoyable and one I will listen to again.
This is the second in the Swor Soldier Series and follows Lt. Alex Easton's travels and experience with "innocent monsters," as Easton kaself put it.
The story is fast-paced, which is at odds with how late the real gothic horror action takes place, as opposed to What Moves the Dead, which got into the creep-factor right from the getgo.
Once the first-hand horror starts, it is very well done and is an amazing concept; there just wasn't enough of it and earlier in the plot.
I don't know if Kingfisher will continue the series, but I will be on the lookout. While "Feasts" doesn't have the same punch as "Moves," it's still enjoyable and one I will listen to again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Medical trauma, Animal death, and Body horror
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