Monstera by Delilah S. DawsonMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Narrated by Laura English
Presented by Tantor Media
Not quite the horror story I was expecting - mostly two lonely girls with secrets pasts getting to know each other.
I was hoping for some creeping vines, plants taking over, some kind of eerie botanical horror, but this really is more about the budding romance between Lucy and Saskia. I didn't mind it, but it wasn't what I came for.
There's some 'horror' in the sleazy landlord and his behaviour, but it's so commonplace for women to experience this that it wasn't horrific so much as a sad fact of womanhood. Beyond that, there's a seed here and there but not much more.
I did enjoy the conclusion, but there wasn't enough substance to the rest of the story to leave me feeling satisfied. I think fans of F/F romance might enjoy this slightly creepier contemporary love story, but horror fans might be disappointed.
With thanks to NetGalley for an audio ARC
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