Sister, Maiden, Monster

De: Lucy A. Snyder

Narrado por: Arielle DeLisle, Katherine Littrell, Lindsey Dorcus

“Absolutely recommended for readers of the cosmic and gloriously horrific.”―Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author

"Snyder’s story follows three infected women; each is given a unique voice and perspective thanks to the vocal talents of Arielle DeLisle, Katherine Littrell, and Lindsey Dorcus."―Library Journal

Sister, Maiden, Monster is a visceral story set in the aftermath of our planet’s disastrous transformation and told through the eyes of three women trying to survive the nightmare, from Bram Stoker Award-winning author Lucy A. Snyder.

A virus tears across the globe, transforming its victims in nightmarish ways. As the world collapses, dark forces pull a small group of women together.

Erin, once quiet and closeted, acquires an appetite for a woman and her brain. Why does forbidden fruit taste so good?

Savannah, a professional BDSM switch, discovers a new turn-on: committing brutal murders for her eldritch masters.

Mareva, plagued with chronic tumors, is too horrified to acknowledge her divine role in the coming apocalypse, and as her growths multiply, so too does her desperation.

Inspired by her Bram Stoker Award-winning story “Magdala Amygdala,” Lucy A. Snyder delivers a cosmic tale about the planet’s disastrous transformation ... and what we become after.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Nightfire.

©2023 Lucy A. Snyder (P)2023 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“A hideously gory, kink-fueled, feminist cosmic horror apocalypse novel that should be on the top of everyone’s reading list.”—Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Ararat and Road of Bones

“Snyder’s bold and succinct descriptions create a visceral aura of terror and desperation. Readers will feel dread as they’re pulled along on this thrilling ride.”—Publishers Weekly

"This is a book for horror aficionados to exult in. It’s seamlessly constructed, frequently funny, joyfully queer, and unapologetically gross, with plot twists that feel both wholly unexpected and inevitable."—Booklist (starred review)

Woah!

I was really into each character and enjoyed how they all sort of intersected at different points. I was not prepared for the ending at all!! Left me wanting more, I really enjoyed listening/reading this one; it felt unique and intriguing!

oooo wow

so at the beginning the storyline did come out as disjointed but it worked with my ADHD and I actually liked it. I'm kind of bummed like I really want more to the story

Zombie Kink Erotica

Not trying to knock it. But definitely not for me. The “modernness” of the story was also personally off-putting.

it's fucked up

This book will make you cringe and gasp and nearly vomit. Horror on a whole new level.

The sudden shift in Act 2 that completely draws you in.

Act 1 moves slow but the build up does pay off once you get to Act 3.

It was okay

I’m a girl and even I felt like the man-hatred in the book was a little bit much. The idea that heterosexual intimacy is “vanilla” and girl on girl action is the only thing out there was a little off-putting. Did get a little goofy at the end and I think the author got a little lost in the story with the overly-gory world building descriptions and not enough character building.
That being said, I listened to the whole thing in one sitting, so it was interesting enough to catch my attention.

Good, but I think it could have been great...

I feel like this book had the potential to blow me away but instead it seemed to just flop a bit.

It sort of felt like 3 different stories that all happened to be going on around the same time and place. The first story felt like a splatterpunk lust story between a newly turned zombie girl and a newly turned vampire girl and I wasn't really feeling it. Then the middle bit was the story of a newly turned serial killer realizing she really got off on murder which I didn't hate but it felt sudden and misplaced. The last bit of the book I LOVED with epic beasts and cosmic lovecraftian horror. I loved it all the way up to the end. I didn't care for the ending. It felt wildly abrupt and like the author was trying to figure out how to end it and was running out of time ao she scrambled an ending together and slapped it on like a bandaid...

The ideas in the third part of the book were excellent and I wish she would have cut out or maybe drastically reduced the first two story lines and expanded a lot more on the third section and really found a solid ending, even a cliffhanger of an ending where you're left wondering and this book could have been GREAT. It felt like too many moving parts that almost fit, but not quite.

Very well written. Great verbiage and descriptive prowess. I liked the overall ideas and the writing style but for me the story fell flat.

The voice actresses all did an amazing job, so shout out to them!

Dark reflection on society

Snyder’s book is a disturbing and humorous reflection on the deep divisions in our society using a supercharged pandemic to draw a line in the sand. If there’s a moral to this novel it is that our individual selfishness, in the face of a boundless pandemic, will result in the virus winning the war.

wow!

I fell in love this book from the opening pages. That first scene just connected with me and all of a sudden I needed to know what happened next. I will be listening to more of this author.

Very good

The story was very well done and the author did a great job reflecting a lot of things that weren't handled well during the pandemic as well as a lot of really infuriating societal issues.