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4.5/5 🌟

This grim and gripping story delves into the experience of being born into oppression and paints a stark and horrifying picture of the cruelty innate to humanity. It reminded me a bit of the book 'Where the Crawdads Sing'. In both narratives, the protagonists, navigating solitary lives, compel us as readers to root for their survival amidst the harshness of their worlds. The audiobook was fantastic!

Fun read but a bit weighty in set up and world building. A dystopian wild west setting forces a female torturer known as the 'butcher' to brutally punish citizens for the slightest infraction. When she opposes a punishment, she is killed for her defiance, leaving her daughter to take up the mantle. However, the new butcher wants revenge on the people who ruined her family in this horror novel.

A bit of a different book for me, I really enjoyed it. I really liked the two main characters, the story was claustrophobic and you could feel the oppression. Loved the relationship with Arbuckle and Lady May. I can't help but feel that there could have been more done with the story that made it better. The end being earlier and really hammering it would have been great. Decent book overall, good storyline idea.

First book of 2023 and really enjoying it so far. A bit different to my normal style but loving the characters and writing style as I start 🤗🤓🔪

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My next read in my #NetGalley backlog is this historical #Crime thriller.