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I can sort of see where some of the reviewers are coming from. It does start to get a little muddled around mid-point. Interested to see how this wraps up!

Still finding the shifts in perspective a little unclear.
Also, surprised to really be getting anything from Gia after that opening.

This does read like a YA Thriller. I love YA Thrillers, actually preferring them over Adult in a lot of instances, so that's no shade from me, but I sm guessing that is why the rating may be lower. I think this would be a good transition book for Readers looking to dapple in the Adult space for the first time.

This is giving me Silver Nitratecasually meeting Stephen Graham Jones.

I'm enjoying this. Particularly, as we transitioned into Part Il.

My concern for this book is that, I feel like it is being marketed as Queer Fiction, or Queer Horror, first, when in actuality, IMO, this should be marketed first and foremost as EXTREME HORROR that follows a group of Queer characters. There's a distinct difference...

I started this one tonight, reading the first 15% and I'm loving it so far. The tone and the direction it is taking. I just looked it up, to reread the synopsis, as it's been months since I read it and was absolutely shocked to see that this only has an overall rating of around 3-stars. I def feel like I am going to end up in the minority on this one!!

So, the monster aspect of this, the thing they're referring to as the Cuckoo, is horrifying and fascinating and obscene. It's quite interesting.

Wait...is this gonna go in an Invasion of the Body Snatchers direction? Because with Felker-Martin's no apologies writing style, that could be really interesting actually...

Not gonna lie. I'm a little bored by this.
I'm definitely not as connected to it, or swooning over these characters, as I have in the past with Hazelwood's story. It's good, but I'm just not obsessed. It feels like it is taking me forever to read...

Hoping Rand comes to her senses and betrays Goddard in a big way!
That would make me so happy!

So weird about the sister, right?
Like, why is she there? How?

It's always the husband.

So far we're just meeting the unwilling participants of the conversion camps. Each of their individual stories feels sort of like a short story unto itself. Felker-Martin's splatterpunk nature is peeping its head in here -- her vivid and toe-curling descriptions hold nothing back!

Finding the perspectives a little confusing to follow here at first, but I think I am starting to figure out who is who...

Bodies dropping. The drug induced haze isn't a fun perspective to read from though...

WTF!!!!
No wayyyyyyyyy 😳
That's a jaw drop moment...

There's some creepy-ass imagery in this and I'm loving every freaking minute of it!!

Apparently, coherent storytelling is too much to ask for...

Alright, not gonna lie, I'm suspicious as heck of Chad.
He's an actor. He's probably lying to her constantly...

Certainly getting my Summer Camp vibes 🖤✨️

They probs should have kicked this guy outta their friendship group years ago...

Starting to drag now. I feel like maybe this is too long? I'm not sure how many pages it is, but it feels like I've read 400-pages already and I am only at 62%. Like what more is going to happen here?

Still getting heavy Rosemary's Baby vibes. I'm curious what direction it will ultimately go in that regard.

I like the narrator for the audio. She's very convincing as the MC, although I am not sold on Willa's perspective yet. As in, why it's necessary.

The insane chemistry continues.
Additionally, I do love stories that follow celebrities of some sort.
Musicians are usually my favorites, but I like actors/actresses as well.
Katie is def giving me all I could want in that area!

I'm def picking up on the strong Rosemary's Baby vibes, and so far, I'm not mad about it! Let's see if it goes in its own direction...

Sometime I want to shake Rue, can she not see what I already see about Florence. Wondering when the truth is going to come out...

I'm really enjoying the chemistry between these two MCs!

I'm loving this so much.
It's so compelling, and of course, so well written!

I'm flying through this.
Just the kind of messed up character dynamics that I'm drawn too! LOL