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A review by frog_appreciator
Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
3.5
I love monsterous girls!! But this wasn’t quite monster girl enough for me. I appreciated the sapphic and ace rep. Started off super invested but my interest kind of flaked off by the end of it. Here are my main issues with it,
I don’t necessarily think Val and by the collector being revealed as the baddies right away couldn’t work, the way it was written just lacked mystery and depth. Also the specific superpowers the girls had didn’t seem cohesive to me/make sense fully. And the whole
cult thing in general, didn’t fit the flow of the story. There was one line about young girls and their hunger, which if expanded upon could have made the whole thing more meaningful but on its on felt out of place. Also the horses and moths and the land in general, wish the connection to the rock was made more explicit. Just would have been a stronger read Despite this I still read it quickly and enjoyed it for the most part.
CW: bugs, mainly moths but one scene with lots of spiders too
cult thing in general, didn’t fit the flow of the story. There was one line about young girls and their hunger, which if expanded upon could have made the whole thing more meaningful but on its on felt out of place. Also the horses and moths and the land in general, wish the connection to the rock was made more explicit. Just would have been a stronger read
CW: bugs, mainly moths but one scene with lots of spiders too
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Acephobia/Arophobia, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Car accident and Sexual content
Minor: Self harm