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Motel Styx by Jonathan Butcher, Michelle von Eschen, Michelle von Eschen
1 review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
*I'm not going to give you the whole 'what this book is about' blurb - you can read that elsewhere.
1. I don’t know what I was expecting with this one, but it surely wasn’t what I got – I say that in the best way possible, though! Motel Styx was dark and delicious, but I would rather not book my stay…
2. This whole storyline was unique; I can’t think of another story I’ve read that gave me similar vibes, which is super impressive, in my opinion. I really loved everything about this read, but perhaps my favorite part was that each chapter started with some sort of review/tweet/social media post regarding the ‘necrotel’ or the ethical and moral questions surrounding the re-instatement of the Lazarus Act. These were all realistically written for what you see on social media and very creative; they also expertly set the stage for each chapter. I love when a book does something like this, and Motel Styx did it better than any other book I’ve read so far.
3. Ellis, our MC, was quite…um, complex. I don’t want to give anything away, but his motivations at the beginning of the book were vastly different than what they were at the end. Little by little, his façade was chipped away, and what we were left with at the end of the book was a complete 180 from what we began with. I started out thinking he was such a sweet and emotionally injured man just searching for answers, and by the end, I absolutely hated him.
4. Along those lines: all the characters were so compelling! No one was perfect, and even the people you started out disliking have at least one situation where you find them endearing. Oh, and those endearing characters have something about them that will give you the ick. They were so flawed it was hard not to see parts of yourself in them, but hopefully not in the same situations 😉
So good!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood