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grimdarkandgleeful's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder
readsbyhope's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Murder
eriinmaureenn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Dumb. I hate this book
Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Murder
ni_kola's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
2.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
booksofautumn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
tysbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder
boomwormbrittany's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Oh boy. I hate writing negative reviews because I don't like being negative but this one was not it for me.
First off, this is marketed as a slasher which I think it accomplishes on some fronts and fails on others. It accomplishes it in the fact that we have a very gore heavy book. This book definitely took the slasher part of it and really described it. That was one thing it did well. The descriptions were graphic enough that I could see it as a movie in my head. However, it did fail for me on all other fronts.
When I watch a slasher, there is always at least on character I'm rooting for. I found one or two characters in this I could tolerate and wanted to root for but then they died. I was left with the surviving characters being so bland and one dimensional that I wanted them to get got by the killer. I was confused why those characters got to live when the genuinely good and fleshed out characters had to die.
This also follows the perspective of the killer in this and I don't know why. I think it was trying to make you sympathize with him but I didn't feel any sympathy at all. If anything, it felt like that perspective was used so we can see the murders happen and what he was doing when we weren't with the group. The killer reminded me of Jason from Friday the Thirteenth and if you seen those movies and read this book, you'll know why. It just didn't do anything for me.
Also the ending wasn't my favorite. I get that it's setting up for the rest of the series but there is no resolution at the end of this. It just falls of and is the end and nothing else it laid out. I know there is going to be another book but I don't think I'll be reading it.
This book really tried to be a slasher and I really wanted to love it but it fell flat for me. What I was expecting and what I got was very different. Now, if you are interested in reading this, please do pick it up. For me, it just wasn't it but if you feel like you might like it, please do pick it up.
Graphic: Murder
libertymoore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
smilingsammie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
taylor_turton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really like the action in this story but I was also saying “nah I wouldn’t do that - go the other way” and did frequently call some of these characters stupid.
Not sure if I really enjoyed the ending though…
The plot was well thought out. I didn’t really like the back story for Ignacio and sympathising with his character at all! How come he hasn’t been caught? Wouldn’t the police have combed the woods or ‘camp slaughter’ with all these missing campers? Seems sus to me 🤷♀️
Pumped for Sergio Gomez’s next book set to come out this year! I want to know what happens next 🙃
Also - please check out the content warnings for this book before reading!
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Murder