To Be Devoured
Books | Fiction / Horror
3.8
(76)
Sara Tantlinger
What does carrion taste like? Andi has to know. The vultures circling outside her home taunt and invite her to come understand the secrets hiding in their banquet of decay. Fascination morphs into an obsessive need to know what the vultures know. Andi turns to Dr. Fawning, but even the therapist cannot help her comprehend the secrets she's buried beneath anger-induced blackouts.Her girlfriend, Luna, tries to help Andi battle her inner darkness and infatuation with the vultures. However, the desire to taste dead flesh, to stitch together wings of her own and become one with the flock sends Andi down a twisted, unforgivable path. Once she understands the secrets the vultures conceal, she must decide between abandoning the birds of prey or risk turning her loved ones into nothing more than meals to be devoured."Sara Tantlinger's To Be Devoured capitalizes on our macabre preoccupation with the uglier side of nature, with love that topples into obsession, and with madness that is strangely beautiful in its barbarity. Her writing is equivalent to those unremitting avian beings her protagonist is so enamored of: It will hook its talons through your flesh, sink its neck into the ribboned edges of your wounds, and only relinquish your blighted body when it has swallowed your very soul." -Christa Carmen, author of Something Borrowed, Something Blood-Soaked, winner of the Indie Horror Book Awards for Best Debut Collection"Vultures, obsession, and an unnatural hunger: What more can you want in a horror story? With To Be Devoured, Sara Tantlinger has done it again as she ratchets up the terror in wonderfully surprising ways while crafting prose that's always a heady blend of the vicious and the vibrant. A book that's absolutely not to be missed " -Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens
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Author
Sara Tantlinger
Pages
132
Publisher
Unnerving
Published Date
2019-07-24
ISBN
1989206255 9781989206256
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""The secrets I have locked down in the cellar of my gut have crawled away to expose their horrors into the light."<br/><br/>I love Sara Tantlinger's poetry, and I'm happy to say that I love her novella writing as well! Her books are so grim and gorgeous, and you can't go wrong with any of them. <br/><br/>To Be Devoured grabbed my attention immediately, and then gave a fascinating study of a character's descent into madness. This story is unsettling and obsessive, and I've thought about it several times since I finished it a few days ago. <br/><br/>This book goes to some dark and gory places, so this one isn't really for the faint of heart. If you enjoyed Siphon by AA Medina last year, then you definitely need to get your hands on To Be Devoured. <br/><br/>There was one scene in this book involving an animal that I really could have done without, but I'm glad that the book didn't have scenes like this the whole way through. Although I was bothered, it didn't ruin my enjoyment of the book as a whole. <br/><br/>The ending is intense, and I loved the way this book flowed. Sara Tantlinger is one of my favorite writers, and I'll always read whatever she releases. If you need a disturbing horror read, pick this one up!"
Emily
"This book was absolutely harrowing. It’s so beautifully written which makes it more horrific. I really love the author, but I also want to fight her in the streets. "
Moth Lynn
"i wouldn’t say a specific part of the plot, but i enjoy the analogies "
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"I couldn’t even tell you how I learned of this novella, but I’m so glad I did. Very vivid horror and gore in some of the most lovely prose the horror genre has to offer."
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Grace
"If u want a super messed up book about a girl that wants to become a vulture and eat her girlfriend(I think), then this is for u ig #cannibalism #lgbtqia #novella #makesmeuncomfy"
Aspen Caudill