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aromarrie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
if there was a top three category of books i cherish with my whole life, this one is definitely it.
i loved nick & sam’s pov’s so much the first time and fell back in love with it again in this reread. and that bittersweet feeling pervaded throughout the whole story as always!! especially in all of sam’s terror disguised with wise cracks + nick’s awe of the mountains that veered into possessive territory.
absolutely wicked atmosphere, with so much striking detail, it made the horror hit harder (that and the love story that tangled in between). the vivid details would be a hit or miss for some, all of its long monologues and such, but i adored it.
i’ve always loved horror legends and sam’s childhood fascination with it made the events that unfolded feel even more surreal.
this story has stuck with me since 2021, and the numb feeling i felt at the ending was as strong as ever in 2024 and i feel relieved. because it confirmed how much nick & sam’s story has still stuck with me, that i could relive that first moment of grief with them :’)
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual content
jane_moriarty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Self harm and Suicide
mformato'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? It's complicated
2.25
I tried. I really did. I finally got to the point in the book where things we supposed to be ramping up but seeing how much more I had left I just don't care.
The good:
-The prologue was gripping and that is what kept me holding on for so long because I wanted to get to that point in the story where it actually happens.
-There was clear differences in the writing between the POV which made both characters feel unique.
-Clearly the author is passionate about mountaineering.
-There are interesting elements to the story.
But despite all of that, I find the main character annoying and it just has taken too long for anything to happen. So many chapters could have been cut and it wouldn't have affected (what I have read of) the story. The prologue was the best part so far because it gave us an eerie feeling, a mystery, and action right away. Even the mysteriousness of the first few chapters weren't that bad. But then it just drags. It's possible the rest isn't so bad but I am nearly 300 pages in and I am dreading reading this. I can only make a few pages at a time cause I just don't care.
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
torismazarine's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
liltakeawaygirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, and Alcohol
cosmicpanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
lady_bountiful's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
svnsn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
1.75
I do wonder though, if the German edition, which I read, was somehow dragged out much longer than the english one for example - it has about 300 pages more I think.
The story jumps from here to there, it feels like it's lacking structure.
The first chapter was honestly the only time I was spooked, after that it was all sort of whatever.
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death
atalea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Car accident, and Alcohol
lorenalo95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
But to be a little positive, one of the highlights of this book was the relationship between Sam and Nick, despite my utter hatred for Sam he was tolerable when he interacted with his partner. He made Nick vulnerable and gave him more depth other than the horror Nick was faced with. But the language Sam constantly used and how his narrative voice was written, was cringe inducing and highly annoying. It constantly took me out of the book, and I will never forgive him for that.
I was really looking forward to Echo, but I do have trust in Thomas Olde Heuvelt's writing abilities and will read his next book. When the POV wasn't on Sam, the writing was great--beautiful even. He is able to make me feel anxiety and fear and surprise. He is good at what he does, but Sam was his biggest mistake here.
Graphic: Body horror and Suicide