Christa Wojciechowski

Popsicle

Emily Perkovich

Horror novellas are very hit or miss for me because sometimes I feel too much gets compromised to keep it short. This is one that I wish had been longer. Some bits ended up rushed due to the length and the only character that had any sort of character development at all was the narrator, and I absolutely hated him. Because this is the first work I have read from this author, I couldn’t always tell if his less than modern opinions were just to play up a stereotype or if they matched the writer’s own views, so I am going to give the benefit of doubt here to the author. In which case she did an excellent job creating the type of ignorant, scummy dude that you really can’t make yourself root for because he’s constantly alternating between pitying himself and talking about how he doesn’t pity himself because he knows his faults. I would be interested in reading full length work from her. Thank you to BookSirens & Bloodshot Books for the complimentary review copy.

Popsicle

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