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All the Hearts You Eat

Titan. Oct. 2024. 448p. ISBN 9781803367644. pap. $18.99. HORROR
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After observing the discovery of Cabrina Brite’s body on the beach in Cape Morning, Ivory finds a poem left behind by the young woman. Ivory is soon visited by what appears to be Cabrina’s ghost. The dead girl’s closest friends also see her ghost, and all are drawn into the mystery of what really happened to Cabrina and why she was trying to reach mysterious Ghost Cat Island. Narrated by four compelling trans characters, Piper’s (A Light Most Hateful) latest is a vampire novel full of complex ideas about revenge and fury but also about love and the possibility of acceptance. This is a sensual book with language that draws readers in, written in five parts, with each part driving the story towards a terrifying conclusion. Offering deep characterization and smartly drawn trans experiences, Piper explores what one should do when the world offers grimness and one is haunted by secrets and shadows.
VERDICT A must-read for those who enjoyed Piper’s Bram Stoker award-winning Queen of Teeth. Like Nat Cassidy’s Nestlings, it takes the vampire story and turns it into something new.
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