![]() ![]() The themes of sexual liberation and religious oppression were intense, but because of the structure, it was all seriously heavy-handed, like being preached at. It was definitely an absorbing read, I will say that, but the writing was so rushed that it messed with the clarity of the plot so the scene transition is clunky. ![]() While all of that sounds fucking wild, it just missed the mark on execution. ![]() ![]() You start with a séance that was hastily written even though it’s the catalyst for the entire plot, then shift into the power of friendship and loyalty as a group of women try to save their best friend from possession and then end as a story about an ancient goddess ridding the world of bad people. It was rushed with so many elements that were underdeveloped, contradicting and lacking nuance. It was supposed to be something along the lines of The Craft meets that episode of Buffy where she connects with the first Slayer, meets The Excorcist, but it just didn’t live up to the hype for me. Filed Under: Possession as a form of self-expression ![]()
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