Snake-Eater

Oh holy moly!! On my great quest to read every book T. Kingfisher ever written, I - of course - could not have skipped her newest one. Oh what a treat. I wouldn't call this horror per se - it's more like a soft horror-ish cozy found family story. It's cute and full of friends and it kind of made me want to move to the desert. Me. A person who neither likes sun nor temperatures over 22 degrees. That just shows you how much I liked it. Also I loved the character developement our main character Selena has over the span of this book, even though character design obviously wasn't the main focus. Definitely one of my favorite Kingfisher books so far <3

Kingfisher is my ride and die, forever and always. Reason why only giving three stars feels like a crime, but it's good hearted three stars. The unexpected weirdness and endearing characters is a Kingfisher trademark and always a selling point, this time however they felt extremely recycled and reminded me too much of Twisted Ones and House With Good Bones (if you haven't read those yet: this is your reminder to do so!), which were far superior in regards to suspense, horror and enjoyable weirdness. This one is more on the slow and cosy side and unfortunately confusing one, too. I liked the found family trope, the setting and mystery of the town, and as much as I adore books with unique ideas (and Kingfisher as a writer for that matter) this one bored me for the most part.