{"id":20748,"date":"2026-05-11T09:27:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=20748"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:41:16","slug":"review-molka-by-monika-kim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-molka-by-monika-kim\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Molka by Monika Kim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Molka-Monika-Kim\/dp\/1645661261\"><strong><em>Molka<\/em> by Monika Kim<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Erewhon Books (February 2026)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brianamorganbooks\/\">Briana Morgan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20751\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-molka-by-monika-kim\/monika\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Monika-.jpg?fit=397%2C595&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"397,595\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Monika\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Monika-.jpg?fit=397%2C595&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20751 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Monika-.jpg?resize=234%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book cover, Molka by Monika Kim\" width=\"234\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Monika-.jpg?resize=234%2C350&amp;ssl=1 234w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Monika-.jpg?w=397&amp;ssl=1 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 85vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Molka<\/em> by Monika Kim is a visceral, slow-burn feminist horror novel about the dangers of molka (\u201csecret cameras\u201d) in South Korea. The book follows two characters, Dahye and Junyoung, and their vastly different experiences with secret camera footage. Dahye is a troubled young woman who works in an office during the day and goes out with her wealthy boyfriend at night. Junyoung works in the same office but enjoys darker extracurricular fare\u2014like hiding cameras in the women\u2019s bathroom.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Dahye&#8217;s world turns upside down when her boyfriend leaks an intimate video of the two of them. Her boyfriend vanishes, she quits her job, and leaves the comfort of her parents\u2019 residence. As she spirals into depression, her drowned, deceased sister Eunhye appears. She crawls out of the vents and swears to help Dahye get revenge on her ex-boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Junyoung has fallen madly in love with Dahye. After watching her shame-filled descent, he keeps tabs on her and shows up at her new apartment. What follows is a blood-soaked plunge into depravity and \u201cgood for her\u201d horror I couldn\u2019t put down. Through a rage-filled partnership with her dead sister, Dahye slakes her thirst for vengeance and then some in one of the goriest scenes I\u2019ve ever read.<\/p>\n<p><em>Molka<\/em> not only presents a thrilling, character-driven narrative\u2014it serves as an outcry against rampant misogyny. Dahye is a survivor who refuses to be silenced. She is capable, strong, and angry, which makes her all the more real. Throughout the book, Kim expertly blends supernatural scares with the real-life horrors of molka for a satisfying story like nothing you\u2019ve seen before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Molka by Monika Kim Erewhon Books (February 2026) Reviewed by Briana Morgan Molka by Monika Kim is a visceral, slow-burn feminist horror novel about the dangers of molka (\u201csecret cameras\u201d) in South Korea. The book follows two characters, Dahye and Junyoung, and their vastly different experiences with secret camera footage. 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