Renee Miller

"Older women make killer lovers..."Blake Swanson answered an ad for a job as a farmhand, but when he arrives for his interview, Lily, the widow who placed the ad, seduces him. He forgets everything but Lily as he falls down a rabbit hole of sex and terror.Eva Bright is following a true crime scoop for a book, and infiltrates a cult run by a woman named Lily Maenad via a job posting. Working as Lily's assistant, Eva knows she's stumbled into something bigger than a doomsday cult. Lily isn't just some nut in the woods trying to convince people she's the next Messiah. Eva teams up with a hopeless young man who has been drained by Lily, but are they enough to stop the terrors going on?

She Ain't Pretty

Becca Futrell

Thank you to Netgalley and Unnerving for providing me with an e-ARC of She Ain’t Pretty in exchange for an honest review.

Content Warnings: Drugging, Infant Death, Sexual Assault, Suicide, Murder

Gosh, am I a sucker for a good ol’ cult story. & one where the cult is run by a woman? Yes, please. She Ain’t Pretty is a novella that will leave you uncomfortable long after turning off your Kindle. This is a story where you’ll think, “oh this can’t go even farther,” and then Renee Miller tells you to hold their beer, because yes, it goes even farther.

For the most part, I did enjoy She Ain’t Pretty. However, I would say that the plot itself felt predictable & when we get to that “final” battle, I felt a bit disappointed. I read 104 pages of a story that at times seemed to drag only to have that happen. Granted, the follow-up chapter changes this quite a bit, but it didn’t necessarily make up for how weak the climax was.

Even with that complaint, would I still recommend She Ain’t Pretty? Sure, why not? It is only 104 pages & if you’re a horror fan that loves cult stories & feeling absolutely uncomfortable, then yes. Miller does an exceptional job at including scenes that will make you want to throw the book to the side & pick up something a bit fluffier.

She Ain't Pretty

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