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it was okay! i was definitely into the characters for the most part, and i did care what happened to them. the plot was pretty good and had some very interesting ideas which were mostly well executed. i wasn’t all that into it in the beginning (it was boring lowkey) but once it started to pick up a little bit i was a lot more invested in the story. as usual, i don’t really like sad books, so the energy while reading wasn’t my favorite, but it having an emotional affect on me has to give it some points i guess
it felt very 80’s, in that i wasn’t a fan of a lot of the language used as well as the ableism but i guess it comes with the territory. i was picturing stefan like middle aged or older the whole time, so their relationship felt especially weird to me. (even thought i don’t really like that they ended up together anyway. why spend that much time saying you won’t fall in love with him just to randomly do it at the end?)
i definitely see the meatloaf ending even though it wasn’t quite as severe as i thought it might be, it did end kind of abruptly.
tldr i liked the characters and the plot was decent but i was just kind of not that impressed

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ash_reads_fantasy's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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marleens's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Is this book perfectly written? No. Did I utterly enjoy my reread and will I reread this again in the future? Oh yes!
There are just some things about this particular Koontz that work extremely well for me. The pacing between the two POVs is very different, but for good reasons, and I think it just works. I really like both main characters a lot, and I like many of the side characters as well. The plot might be far-fetched at times, but the story makes sense, and it is thrilling, especially in the second half. Even though this time around I already knew much of the twists and turns ahead, I still had an excellent time and am glad I revisited this story.

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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taurus97's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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