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rusereviews's review against another edition
5.0
The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones is a wonderful horror-filled ending to the Indian Lake Trilogy.
This book came out in March of this year and I've been putting off reading it because I didn't want the trilogy to end. I finally picked it up for spooky month and I inhaled it within 24 hours. And gosh, SGJ really knocked it out of the park.
Jade Daniels is such a layered character and I felt for her over the course of this series. In this installment, she is our main POV character and I really appreciated that! She's back in Proofrock, Idaho four years after Don't Fear the Reaper and in a wonderful full-circle moment, she's teaching history at the local high school. SGJ does such a great job with her character growth across the whole series, especially in this one where we're exploring major themes of mental health and processing childhood trauma.
I also really liked the interstitials that are spread out throughout the book. There is a bit of a mixed media element to those, and I loved that the audiobook had multiple narrators to help get that across.
This series is more than just a horror series. It's about letting people in, it's about reaching out. I love the friendship between Jade and Letha especially.
If you like horror, especially if you like slasher movies, please pick up this series.
CW: violence, gore, death
I received a copy of this book to review. Thank you to NetGalley, Saga Press, and Simon Audio for the complimentary review copies. All opinions contained herein are my own.
If you want to see more from me, check out my blog, Bookstagram, TheStoryGraph, or Twitter.
This book came out in March of this year and I've been putting off reading it because I didn't want the trilogy to end. I finally picked it up for spooky month and I inhaled it within 24 hours. And gosh, SGJ really knocked it out of the park.
Jade Daniels is such a layered character and I felt for her over the course of this series. In this installment, she is our main POV character and I really appreciated that! She's back in Proofrock, Idaho four years after Don't Fear the Reaper and in a wonderful full-circle moment, she's teaching history at the local high school. SGJ does such a great job with her character growth across the whole series, especially in this one where we're exploring major themes of mental health and processing childhood trauma.
I also really liked the interstitials that are spread out throughout the book. There is a bit of a mixed media element to those, and I loved that the audiobook had multiple narrators to help get that across.
This series is more than just a horror series. It's about letting people in, it's about reaching out. I love the friendship between Jade and Letha especially.
If you like horror, especially if you like slasher movies, please pick up this series.
CW: violence, gore, death
I received a copy of this book to review. Thank you to NetGalley, Saga Press, and Simon Audio for the complimentary review copies. All opinions contained herein are my own.
If you want to see more from me, check out my blog, Bookstagram, TheStoryGraph, or Twitter.
jillaay_h's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
g_reads98's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
carltocs's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
albernikolauras's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
As the last book in the series, this book continues to deliver hit after hit and no one is safe. Jade is a much different, much more traumatized character in this third book, but she continues to cling to the things that matter most to her as she fights off a final monster.
xxkatastrophe's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
terriblelynne's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail