I only picked up Slewfoot because someone dropped a comment in my last post telling me I should read it. (Shoutout @u/-Acinonyx ! Thank you!!) I went in completely blind, didn’t read the synopsis, didn’t look up the genre, nothing. And then I find out the main character’s name is Abitha, and I should have known it’d be witchy vibes lol. I was honestly a little standoffish at first because that vibe usually isn’t my thing… but, I did not expect this book to grab me the way it did.
Brom’s prose really surprised me. It’s sharp, vivid, weirdly elegant, and it pulled me in way faster than I was prepared for. I ended up burning through the chapters like I was possessed or something. And the villains, Smh, I absolutely hated them. Like, viscerally. Which is exactly how you know they were written well. Meanwhile, I kept feeling myself pulled toward the protagonists, especially Abitha and, yes, even Samson. And I’ll be honest… I had a sneaky suspicion she was gonna bang Slewfoot himself at some point. The tension was there, okay? But…
Anyway. Those last few chapters? Wild. Easily my favorite part. Everything started hitting all at once, and watching everyone finally get what they deserved was so damn satisfying. RIP Forrest though.
I also really liked the Easter eggs of Slewfoot kinda being a version of the “The Wendigo” legend. And of course Abitha being a version of “The Deer Lady” legend. Very nice touch.
Overall, genuinely great book. Im surprised there isn’t a movie based off this book already. I’m so glad I took that random redditor’s advice. Seriously,thank you all for the suggestions. Keep them coming. Y’all are killing it.
by Caffeine_And_Regret
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Yaaaaaas I love BROM! I’ve greatly enjoyed every book of his that I’ve read; Slewfoot is my favourite though and is absolutely in my top 5 favourites lol I read it every October now 🤭
I loved Slewfoot. Just started reading Krampus, because you know what better way to slay the holidays than with the Yule Lord. Loving it and the drawings are amazing. Convinced to read all his books now.
While I did see it coming, the *Carrie* style rampage and destruction of the last few chapters really wasn’t to my taste, and soured the general experience for me. I’m generally not one for revenge stories (no matter how deserved).
That said, I enjoyed the book overall, and the illustrations were wonderfully eerie.
I read Evil in Me by Brom, and it was pretty fun but more YA-coded than I was wanting. Maybe I will try Slewfoot!