alice27's review
5.0
I loved this! It brought me right back to the awkwardness of middle school, with being an outcast while also wanting to fit in. The story took turns that I definitely wasn’t expecting. The tone had the right amount of darkness and mystery to it. This is a very unique book. I highly recommend.
cassdaisybarrett's review
dark
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
In an attempt to intricately weave each adolescent’s point of view into the story, it becomes muddled and confusing often. also, enough with men writing about literal children’s breasts i hate it here
just_a_touch_of_bibliomania's review
3.0
3.5
This book...is not one you can move through quickly. This book is dark, and it is in no hurry to lead you down the creepy, winding road it weaves.
If you love weird fiction. If you enjoy cultists stories. If you love a group of kids coming together and hanging out in the woods. If you love coming-of-age stories. If you like not really ever being sure what's going on, but like characters and atmosphere,
This is your book.
This book...is not one you can move through quickly. This book is dark, and it is in no hurry to lead you down the creepy, winding road it weaves.
If you love weird fiction. If you enjoy cultists stories. If you love a group of kids coming together and hanging out in the woods. If you love coming-of-age stories. If you like not really ever being sure what's going on, but like characters and atmosphere,
This is your book.
constantine2020's review
3.0
Rating: 3.0/5.0
The story starts revolving around three teenagers, Doug, John, and Emily. They come together when Emily's sister Erika gets killed to what is rumored to be a satanic sacrifice. The town is devastated and the police are unable to solve this case. So Emily who prefers to be called E, along with John who is the favorite of everyone in the school but suffers from cancer and Doug form a group to go and search the woods to find some clues or catch the killer. Soon other characters will join them in their mission.
The story was decent, but it concentrated on the relationships between the characters more than the mystery itself. I liked it better when the story was more about the three characters. I felt it watered down when other characters joined them. I appreciate it that the writer despite dealing with what you can call a young adult mystery he tried to make his writing style leaning towards literary. Sometimes I felt the dialogues were longer than necessary in some situations or the events were slow a bit. Overall I give Into That Good Night a good 3.0 stars out of 5.0.
I grabbed a free copy of this book when it was available on Netgalley's Read Now section and this is my honest unbiased review.
The story starts revolving around three teenagers, Doug, John, and Emily. They come together when Emily's sister Erika gets killed to what is rumored to be a satanic sacrifice. The town is devastated and the police are unable to solve this case. So Emily who prefers to be called E, along with John who is the favorite of everyone in the school but suffers from cancer and Doug form a group to go and search the woods to find some clues or catch the killer. Soon other characters will join them in their mission.
The story was decent, but it concentrated on the relationships between the characters more than the mystery itself. I liked it better when the story was more about the three characters. I felt it watered down when other characters joined them. I appreciate it that the writer despite dealing with what you can call a young adult mystery he tried to make his writing style leaning towards literary. Sometimes I felt the dialogues were longer than necessary in some situations or the events were slow a bit. Overall I give Into That Good Night a good 3.0 stars out of 5.0.
I grabbed a free copy of this book when it was available on Netgalley's Read Now section and this is my honest unbiased review.
yetanothersusan's review
3.0
I am not sure how I feel about this book. Basically a young woman is killed in the forest and a group of misfits, including the victim’s sister, band together to investigate. But really all they are doing is hanging around the murder site. And the reader doesn’t get much actual information about the crime itself. Everything is filtered through the kids’ point of view. Add to this a writing style that was too formal and impersonal for the story and perspective. I felt the author should have made a choice: young adult book about unlikely friendships or literary discourse on youth and coming of age. Somehow this attempt to combine both missed the mark for me.
A copy of this book was provided by NetGalley and Skyhorse Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
A copy of this book was provided by NetGalley and Skyhorse Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
cski's review
4.0
Pointing to the exact moment one isn’t a kid anymore, learning to imagine others complexly, plus a creepy and suspenseful “will they or won’t they?” thread makes for quite the story, and one that I imagine will stick with me for a long while.
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