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Clever Creatures of the Night by Samantha Mabry

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sweetxsage's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is a quick, horror/thriller read, but I'll be honest, I was confused for most of it. I don't think there was enough spacee for it to be fully realized, especially with the overall world building. There is a volcanic eruption that takes place, but for a lot of the story, it didn't seem like it mattered much to the plot?

I did appreciate Case's dedication to figuring out what happened to her friend, and she was a good narrator for the story. I just think having that extra time or space would have helped in making an interesting premise work even better.

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4.0

Parts of this felt like sentences left unfinished. All the pieces were definitely here but the entire picture didn't quite click into place for me. Regardless I loved our main character. And I loved the chronic pain rep, and the apparent lack of stigma around opioid use. That's rare to find in any media.