anniii1711's review against another edition
3.0
Big fat meh. I think I expected a bit more. Still this is the first horror/slasher novel I've ever read and I enjoyed it enough to rate it 2.5 stars
antoniaward's review against another edition
4.0
Where Texas Chainsaw Massacre ends, KIN begins. A girl stumbles out onto a country road, injured and on the run from the cannibalistic family who murdered her friends. Two passers by in a pickup truck become her saviours. But Claire killed one of the “kin” when she made her escape, and now his family are out for revenge.
Kin starts out with a fantastic concept and a nail-bitingly tense opening. It’s worth reading for the first third alone, as well as the excruciatingly horrible backstory of the kin themselves. After that, the pace slows down a bit, and what follows is part-thriller, part-examination of life after trauma. Some of the scenes in this book will stay with me for a long time. A very worthwhile read for fans of TCM or the novels of Jack Ketchum.
Kin starts out with a fantastic concept and a nail-bitingly tense opening. It’s worth reading for the first third alone, as well as the excruciatingly horrible backstory of the kin themselves. After that, the pace slows down a bit, and what follows is part-thriller, part-examination of life after trauma. Some of the scenes in this book will stay with me for a long time. A very worthwhile read for fans of TCM or the novels of Jack Ketchum.
deathofastrwbry's review against another edition
4.0
Blood. Gore. Body horror. Redneck, backwoods, fun. If you want a fast paced bloody thriller than feels like you’ve been dumped in the middle of nowhere with no hope to survive, then having horrible PTSD about it this is your book. Gave it 4 stars because there was something lacking I can’t put my finger on, but it was quite enjoyable.
angiethedoll's review against another edition
3.0
Big fat meh. I think I expected a bit more. Still this is the first horror/slasher novel I've ever read and I enjoyed it enough to rate it 2.5 stars
sparklingsinner's review against another edition
3.5
3.5/5
once the story starts this book grips you and sinks you into its setting. granted some parts of it were kind of slow and boring, but the good parts make it worth it.
if you’re not a fan of gore i suggest you skip it, but i really enjoyed
once the story starts this book grips you and sinks you into its setting. granted some parts of it were kind of slow and boring, but the good parts make it worth it.
if you’re not a fan of gore i suggest you skip it, but i really enjoyed
horrorfanstu's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
How the book is printed mate it difficulty to hold/read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Torture, Child death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, and Violence
phil629's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
dananoel's review against another edition
I forgot I was reading this and no longer want to finish lol
sooz_767's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I'm quite conflicted on this one as there were times where I was completely invested and others where the pace slowed down so much and meandered. Perhaps I'm not a fan of a character study type of story, or maybe the writing just isn't for me but it felt overwritten and could have been trimmed down to a novella and had the same impact.
amy_da1sy's review against another edition
4.0
Extreme, gory, gruesome. Keep in mind if you want to read.