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 Something’s Wrong With Kris. A Sexy Cryptid, Maternal Rage & Horror I Didn’t Know I Needed

4⭐ from someone who is DEFINITELY not spiraling. Nope. Totally fine. 

So, I thought I was grabbing a chill “girls just wanna have wine” read with a sprinkle of mommy exhaustion and a dash of mild chaos.

What I actually got? A pink-splattered, full-throttle plunge into feminine rage, body horror, and enough metaphorical teeth to emotionally shred me while somehow smiling? Confused? Empowered? Yes. 

Wendy Dalrymple asked, “What if motherhood… but also eldritch hunger?” and I was like, “Okay girl, let’s go.”

And oh boy, she went there. 

The Setup — Ordinary Exhausted Mom Meets Extraordinary Nightmare

The book opens like your average “I’m tired, over-touched, mildly feral stay-at-home mom” story, lulling you into expecting a feminist tale with cocktails and confessions.

Then BAM. You’re in the back of a bar with a cryptid in a hot body whispering sweet nothings about your wasted potential while licking your emotional wounds clean. I mean, who hasn’t been there? 

Why You’ll Love It (If You’re Tired of Being ‘Normal’)

This is horror for women who have stared at the dishwasher too long and fantasized about vanishing into the woods. Horror for women who’ve smiled through clenched teeth while their partners ask, “What’s for dinner?” after a 12-hour soul-bleeding shift.

Wendy’s prose drips with syrupy dread, making you feel like you’re watching a cupcake rot in real time — gross, mesmerizing, and impossible to look away from. The pacing and visceral hunger (both literal and emotional) hit hard.

Why 4 Stars?

While I loved the symbolism, the teeth, and the twist, I craved a little more chaos. More gore. More full monster-mode from Kris earlier. (Maybe that’s just me and my therapist needs to hear about it.) 

If you like your horror smeared with lipstick, maternal angst, and blood in your wine glass, Something’s Wrong With Kris is your next obsession. Wendy Dalrymple is officially on my watchlist — a sexy, sleep-deprived hawk in a bathrobe. 

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