gayfatherof3's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Couldn’t really get into this.
It was fine and a fun idea, but some parts lagged for me. Certainly would revisit this, but it just wasn’t for me this time around
It was fine and a fun idea, but some parts lagged for me. Certainly would revisit this, but it just wasn’t for me this time around
dysisa's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I really dig the kind of modern sci-fi horror this is going for, it's a very cool premise. I think the problem that holds it back though, is that I think it's paced and structured in a bit of a weird way that doesn't quite work. The novel largely plays out the way you'd expect a horror story of this sort to, it's a quite by the numbers story. Opens on a horrid event, slows things down to get us into the rhythm of the main character, Lucy, before it kicks things up a few notches when the horrid event reemerges. Where it tries to sorta separate itself from that is with the really frequent inner monologues Lucy has. On paper I appreciate what the story is going for with them, but in practice it instead results in sometimes an entire page of Lucy fantasizing some scenario of what can or can't happen, all while in the midst of some really major and immediate event. It causes the story to flow very poorly, which is a shame as I really do think there's something cool past that. As a gorehound myself I won't claim to dislike how graphic things get in The Loop, but the really indepth and detailed explanations of every bit of gore feel overly excessive and could have probably actually been toned down too.
cdeane61's review against another edition
4.0
This was by turns a horror novel, a coming of age story, a sci-fi tech ala Crichton, an eploration of wealth disparity, even somewhat of a Zombie novel.
Some of the writing seemed geared towards YA, but some of it was greatly mature and rather poignant.
It certainly zips along at a neck-breaking pace, and keeps the reader interested and hoping for more.
Will certainly consider other works by this author.
Some of the writing seemed geared towards YA, but some of it was greatly mature and rather poignant.
It certainly zips along at a neck-breaking pace, and keeps the reader interested and hoping for more.
Will certainly consider other works by this author.
jessica_l_fasano's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
zhoronto's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
tombristow's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
awkward_bee's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
sjeanmurray's review against another edition
3.0
Completely lost me at the end. I liked the main character quite a bit but the storyline itself kind of fizzled out for me. I'm also not a fan of intense gore/violence and it got a little too much for me at several points. However, if you love gore/horror/technology apocalypse/survival stories, then you would probably enjoy this more than I did.
erinquan's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Addiction, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Alcoholism