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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
sugarbucky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Medical content
clarke's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Hate crime
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
bunniv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child death, Self harm, and Car accident
nike13's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal death and Mental illness
horrorandscience's review
- 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? Yes
2.5
Sam Avery is dating Nick Grevers, and gets the terrifying call that Nick has been in a climbing accident with his hiking partner, Augustin. Augustin’s body was never found, and Nick’s face is completely battered. The hospital believes he was in an avalanche, but the injuries look more sinister. They look like they’re from an ice pick.
This story is all over the place. The prologue with Sam’s sister was so spooky and had me looking over my shoulder, then it just disappeared. I honestly didn’t even realize the timeline shift at first. We basically start out at the end of the story. It flip flops throughout the entire book without reason, and it’s pretty confusing.
I enjoyed the general premise of Echo. It reminded me a lot of the Dyatlov Pass Incident, which I am obsessed with (pictured with the book). The execution, however, left something to be desired. It’s possible it’s because the book is translated from Dutch, but I had a hard time reading it. I REALLY didn’t care for Sam. The way Echo is set up, Sam is supposed to be the hero, and Nick is more the antihero. I didn’t like Sam, and felt bad for Nick. And if I read one more “hadda” I was going to explode.
There was potential here, but it missed the mark, unfortunately. Will I still recommend it? Yes; I believe someone out there may enjoy this much more than I did. If the premise interests you, I say pick it up and try it out for yourself.
“There are holes in the ice. They look just like eyes.”
I was fortunate enough to read an advanced review copy thanks to Net Galley and Tor Nightfire!
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, and Suicide
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
fireblue22's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Suicide, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
rachelunabridged's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
not gonna lie, i read the first few chapters of this and thought i was going to have a bad time. the beginning felt really jumbled and confusing. paired with my immediate dislike of one of the main characters, i thought i was setting myself up for a rough read; or worse, a dnf. that ended up not being the case as the story snatched my attention around the 20% mark and would not let me go until the end.
this story has three primary characters: nick (a journalist and outdoorsman), sam (nick's city slicker boyfriend), and the maudit (a mountain with a sinister will of its own). after a climb with fellow mountaineer augustin goes south, nick barely escapes with his life. now heavily disfigured and haunted by his memories of the doomed climb, nick begins to suspect that he didn't return from the mountain alone.
i'm a huge fan of folk horror, and this book really scratched that itch for me. it was incredibly atmospheric (after the mess that was the beginning) and full of some great moments that left me chilled.
i should go ahead and warn that this book has a heavy romance subplot. as someone that doesn't enjoy reading romance, i was worried that this would be a deal breaker for me, but it ended up being significant thematically and fit in the plot enough that it didn't feel out of place. (though there were some bits toward the beginning that really had me wanting to throw sam off a cliff, tbh.)
overall, i was surprised by how much i enjoyed this read. i was so invested once the plot picked up and started moving. it definitely could've benefited from an extra editing session or two since it's quite long for what it is, but it wasn't distractingly so. definitely give it a read if you enjoy folk horror!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Child death