"Provocative and profound, this exquisitely unique horror story of discrimination, murder, and ghosts during the Covid pandemic deserves to fly and has been chosen as a LoveReading Star Book. "
It’s almost too easy to describe this spine-tingling, provocative and powerful novel as horror, as this is a read that encourages thought while it sends a thunderbolt of shock through emotions. It reaches inside and pulls out the darker side of humanity, the side that is capable of hatred, murder, discrimination, and yet it touches joy, caresses love, and tickles laughter. As Covid hits Chinatown in New York, Cora finds herself cleaning up crime scenes and re-lives the moment her sister was pushed in front of a train. As she and her colleagues realise East Asian women are being targeted by a killer, the month of the Hungry Ghost Festival arrives. Author Kylie Lee Baker writes with the most beautiful balance, at no point do the scales tip too far in one direction. This story feels real even as the fantastical roam the streets, it’s intimate as Cora lives inside her thoughts, it sits on an epic scale as Covid shuts down the world and the dangers of blame and discrimination are laid bare for all to see. This is a gore-filled spectacle and extremely entertaining, yet the authenticity of grief and fear, culture and beliefs hammer home. I just had to add this novel as a Liz Pick of the Month as well as a LoveReading Star Book. Bat Eater is an unforgettable wild ride of a tale, it truly deserves to fly. Highly recommended.
| Primary Genre | Horror and Supernatural Fiction |
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