A review by julieuh
Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin

5.0

this was great, but I can't help but feel like this was supposed to be a 500+ page tome that got edited down a bit too much. still, though! Felker-Martin's ability give us a bleak world - barely different from our own, relentlessly crushing the most vulnerable - that still has room for love and empathy and reasons to keep living is incredible. the care that goes into her characters, specifically the interest she has in their physicality beyond just their appearances, is what differentiates Cuckoo (and Manhunt) from similar works in my mind. John and Shelby will stay with me for a long time and I'm grateful to have them. also, this has what is probably my favorite prologue ever - a hint of cosmic horror entwined with all-too-real domestic horror, a perfect teaser of what's to come.