Mary: An Awakening of Terror

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Mary feels 'unhinged' from start to finish, which is meant as a compliment because I appreciate when a story is intentionally straying away from common tropes and formulaic arcs.

After reading the mention of Azazel, I was hoping we’d see some cool theological horror a la Hereditary, but alas, that was just me getting my hopes up. It's menopause, now stop talking crazy and move along, I have another patient to see type of attitude. With the titular Mary being an unremarkable woman in her late 40s, there's a constant compare and contrast between society's lack of expectation and desire for unmarried women in that age, and her gradual control and understanding over her supernatural power. There's so much heavy content it really takes its toll on me enough to the point where I feel like I need a nap after reading it.This book has been on my TBR for months—c’mon, once you see this cover, it’s impossible to not be intrigued, right? I think it would have been better to break up the book a bit to just give us another POV besides the sheriff at the very beginning of the book. The premise had so much potential: what happened if Stephen King’s Carrie was a middle aged woman and had a chance to confront her bullies? All this background will mix and build up into a progressively intense and hellish fever dream, resulting in a glorious climax in which Mary gains very unexpected allies and starts drawing strength and confidence in herself!

Not because its about a woman going through peri-menopause, but because of its insight in to the female condition. This was gory and horrifying and had some images/scenes that will surely stick with me for a very long time. he adds that he aimed at closing a certain circle - Carrie being on the opening side of reproductive/cycle horror, while Mary representing the middle age/closure. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.Disappointing because the opening line of “there’s a corpse in the bathtub” normally would have my FULL attention.