A review by elerireads
Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This was a bit creepier than books I would normally read - reading it late at night was definitely a bad call! But that means it was pretty darn effective at doing what it intended. The whole creepy-island-claustrophobia thing is possibly a bit cliché but it's a cliché because it works - same goes for sinister creature preying on beautiful girls. Mostly I felt like it was pretty well written, possibly with the exception of the clunky insertions of basic, bland, feminist points. In contrast, the ace rep was much better done - openly discussed but not overly so and with some nuance.