Spoilt Creatures

Critics Review

• A simmering debut, heady with the possibilities of language and the righteousness of female rage

  Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of 'The Mercies'

• Lush and dreamlike – a sweltering novel, where the sunlight pulses with nightmarish dread

  Colin Walsh, author of 'Kala'

• A modern-day Dionysian cult of women in the woods – haunting, exhilarating and full of female rage

  Jennifer Saint, author of 'Ariadne'

• This lusciously verdant novel is about female identity and obsession, desire and autonomy. It asks important questions about what we owe, and to who. It is rich in grit and dirt, in sensuality and oblivion, working towards a complicated and devastating end

  Lara Williams, author of Supper Club

• Emma Cline’s The Girls meets Lord of the Flies, Spoilt Creatures is compelling, cultish and utterly feral. I’m drinking the Amy Twigg Kool-Aid, and it tastes like blood and rotten summer berries. A firecracker of a debut!”

  Alice Slater, author of 'Death of a Bookseller'

• A sun-drenched, blood-soaked fever dream of a novel. Amy Twigg’s prose is as exact as her setting and characters are wild, and she unflinchingly portrays female rage in its full, terrible glory

  Erin Kelly, author of The Skeleton Key

• A powerful, angry, dark and compelling feminist debut novel. It pulls you in to the visceral world of the women in the commune and it shocks and moves you. Beautifully written

  Georgina Moore, author of 'The Garnett Girls'

• An intimate and intense tale of how a safe haven can become a dangerous place, told with much insight and humanity

  Ewan Morrison, author of 'Nina X'

• Earthy and visceral, Spoilt Creatures is a depiction of female physicality unlike any I’ve read before

  Ben Tufnell, author of 'The North Shore'

• This is a book that sinks its claws in and doesn’t let go. Filled with atmosphere and incredible prose, it’s compulsive reading right up until its terrible, inevitable end

  Jennie Godfrey, author of 'The List of Suspicious Things'

• A gripping, beautifully imagined reflection on women and anger – I couldn’t put it down

  Emily Howes, author of 'The Painter's Daughters'

• Spoilt Creatures is a poignant exploration of loss, female anger, and just how far we can each be pushed. The book is sensual and sinister and achingly sad. A chilling cautionary tale, it’s perfect for fans of The Girls by Emma Cline

  Flora Carr, author of The Tower

• The most talked-about debut of 2024. It’s the perfect find for fans of Sophie Mackintosh and Julia Armfield

  Stylist

• Amy Twigg’s striking debut offers a new twist on the cult narrative… Twigg writes perceptively about loneliness and disconnection and the appeal of a haven from “the malfunctioning world of indecision and patriarchy”

  Observer

• A fascinating blend of human vulnerability and grimy delights

  Telegraph

• A firecracker of a debut… expect power struggles and female rage

  Elle

• An extremely accomplished debut

  Good Housekeeping

• With rising tension, this is a really strong debut and if, like me, you are fascinated with cults, you will devour it

  Prima Magazine

• For fans of The Girls

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