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Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder

13 reviews

thekazm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Violence, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Pregnancy, Vomit, Cancer, Death of parent, Child death, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Infertility, Sexual content, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Chronic illness, Confinement, and Kidnapping

cnmartin's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Blood, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Cursing

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

Minor: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, Confinement, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

chasingpages1's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Torture, Cancer, Body horror, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Violence, Pregnancy, Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Confinement, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Genocide

Minor: Trafficking, Gun violence, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Infertility, Rape, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lady_valhella's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

It is graphic and gory and equal parts frighteningly brutal and beautiful. Getting from a proposal to

a hostile alien terraforming take over by a cephalopod race

is magical!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Colonisation, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Violence, Cannibalism, Confinement, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, and Self harm

suzylit's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

Just WOW, this was my first dive into that kind of horror literature and I do not regret it! I mean, this was a masterpiece. Very disturbing and yet so fascinating. I didn’t know what I was getting into when I started reading and the story kept surprising me as I turned the pages! I am definitely checking this author’s other works!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Body horror, Cancer, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Gore, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Police brutality, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, War, Alcohol, Cancer, Rape, Infertility, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Death, Medical content, Trafficking, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Violence

silentquercus's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Cannibalism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Body horror, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Self harm, Pregnancy, Stalking, Blood, Confinement, Gun violence, Infertility, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Drug use, Ableism, Genocide, Excrement, Trafficking, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Abortion

gondorgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Cursing, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical content, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical trauma, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Confinement

Moderate: Cancer, Alcohol, Ableism, Gun violence, and Infidelity

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Gore, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Cancer, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Infertility, Dysphoria, Self harm, and Sexual content

laurenbookwitchbitch's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I don’t know what I was expecting out of this book but it was…not this. I thought “Sister Maiden Monster,” would be a terrifying cosmic horror with great queer rep. This was a body/medical horror nightmare with barely any good characters or plot. Even the medical horror part wasn’t thought out that well. “What if it was live covid…but worse?” That was the big revelation? Covid mixed with mad cow disease? I kept reading because it was a short book and I was waiting for it to get better. The plot went from ye olde “oh no I’ve been diagnosed with [insert weird gorey plague here]” to religious extremism and then to secret government agency real fast, all with little purpose or tact. As for the queer rep, it was…fine? I guess? I didn’t find anyone super interesting and every relationship in this book was just smeared with nasty over the top bodily fluids and tortured agony. I was not a fan and honestly ended up skim-reading the last half of this story because I just wanted it to be over.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Vomit

There’s a line between body-horror and just…gratuitous violence and horror for the “thrill” of it. This book crosses that line. Not a fan. Would not recommend .