Sunbathers by Lindz McLeod SFINCs3 Book Review
- Tabitha Tomala
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This review is part of the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS). SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”. This is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community. It’s a sister competition to both SPFBO and SPSFC, and it highlights greatness in the novella format in all areas of speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc.).
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Blurb for Sunbathers
Sin is hot but purity is blistering.
Hordes of cannibalistic sun-vampires rule the daylight hours, forcing the remaining humans to adapt to a grubby, nocturnal existence. When she sacrifices everything to become a Sunbather, queer Soph discovers that the heterosexual commune is not the glowing paradise she'd hoped for, and her new immortal body still yearns for womanflesh. After discovering that the Sunbathers are building a solar lamp that will enable them to walk in permanent light, Soph must decide if she's willing to doom what's left of humanity just to finally fit in.
Sunbathers Review
Sunbathers is a story that does not hold anything back. It explores the desire to belong to a community, to find purpose and connection. But it does this by showing the dark sides of humanity. Where people are selfish and take actions without fully realizing how their choices impact those around them.
The main character of Sunbathers is not likable, however, she isn't written to be. The writing is blunt and brutal, showing a toxic person and how they will do just about anything to attain their desires. It also shows how even though someone wants something bad enough, it doesn't mean they get what they want. They might not even get what readers think they deserve.
Sunbathers is for readers looking for a story that makes them uncomfortable. A story that takes the concept of erotic horror and aligns it in a chilling way to how human beings behave. This one is not for readers easily disturbed.
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