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She Ain't Pretty

She Ain't Pretty

Renee Miller — 2021
"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?
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Becca Futrell@astoldbybex
3 stars
Oct 5, 2021

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.