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Just a Little Snack by Yah Yah Scholfield

jay_nicole's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

spacebeyonce's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Top 3 favorite stories are gonna have to go to:

1) what we owe each other
2) what dinah knew
3) ain't no grave

Runner up will be just a little snack because it gave me the nauseous heebie jeebies, it was fun. 

notsumi's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

sweetling's review against another edition

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2.0

I'm glad I finished this because the last two stories were interesting, but this definitely let me down as someone who reads a lot of gory horror. None of the stories really seemed disturbing, and mostly just seemed like ideas that weren't very well thought out. An attempt at body horror and gore that really didn't make me feel much. 

2000s's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a treat to read, delectable and whimsical horror. Niecey's Garden was the standout to me with how it perfected this dazzling, morbid, obsessive vibe. And the title story and What We Owe Each Other had me fearing for my life.

I was very curious about the worldbuilding and characters in some of the stories and think they could be expanded into full length novels, like Something Got a Hold of Me and What Dinah Knew. Some of them worked rlly well as short stories too tho (the poetic justice of In Which Two Women Kill a Man!) 

Overall, I can't wait to watch this author's writing grow in the future. 

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective

5.0

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starslang's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

katecassi's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.25

Amazing stories! What We Owe Each Other is the undeniable star of this collection, haunting and harrowing and so, so visceral. All the stories are fantastic though! If you like gothic horror and horror fantasy, you have got to get in on this. 
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havelock's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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kimbeesbookclub's review against another edition

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4.0

Thank you to NetGalley and Yah Yah Scholfield for the opportunity to read this ARC

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A pregnant woman is devoured by an unsettling hunger. A man is buried alive, punished for a crime that is none. A boy goes missing, and he returns, changed.

Review:
I really really enjoyed this book. I really couldn’t put it down because I wanted to know what happened next or what twist was coming. I can honestly say this is now one of my top 10 reads of 2023. I can’t wait to read more for Scholfield!