Book review by Corey
Apex Prey
Apex Prey follows Polly, a woman shaped by years of abuse who grows into someone every bit as dangerous as the predators she hunts. She is obsessed with staying young and beautiful, but underneath that is a much darker story about trauma, revenge, and the way violence can completely change a person.
The book is fast, brutal, and firmly in the splatterpunk lane. What makes it more interesting than simple shock horror is Polly herself, because you can understand where some of her rage comes from even when her choices become completely unhinged. It is disturbing, graphic, and sometimes hard to read, but it keeps moving and never really gives you a chance to get comfortable.
The Goods
- Polly is a memorable main character
- Very fast pacing
- Strong revenge angle
- Graphic horror actually serves the story
- Good mix of trauma and psychological horror
The Bads
- Extremely graphic
- Heavy sexual violence themes
- Some scenes are hard to stomach
- The relationship side could use more development
- Definitely not for sensitive readers
My Recommendation
This one is really for readers who already know they can handle extreme horror, splatterpunk, heavy gore, and very dark subject matter. Polly is what makes the book stand out, because she is both damaged and dangerous, and the story keeps pushing that idea of a victim becoming something much worse. If you like revenge horror that is raw, violent, and completely unfiltered, Apex Prey is the kind of book that is very hard to look away from.
