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kjonker's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I drank this book up!!
Needless to say I cannot wait to read Lullaby, the next in this series.
You're pretty much dropped right in the middle of the story here; right at the moment of chaos and wondering "what in the world is happening"? We don't get any character build up or backstory. We're just thrown right into the mix of things with these complicated and complex characters. Slowly - OH, SO SLOWLY, more about these characters gets revealed, but after reading book 1, Nightfall, I'm still left with so many questions!
Let me say that the writing is vividly beautiful. I was quickly drawn into this story by how the author paints a picture with words. Sometimes I had to reread a sentence or paragraph just because I loved the prose and the perspective the author used.
The main character, John Hawthorne is complicated and tortured and mysterious. He's very stoic and rarely gives us a glimpse inside to really know who he is. Is he our hero? Well, I guess I'll have to read on to find out.
Needless to say I cannot wait to read Lullaby, the next in this series.
You're pretty much dropped right in the middle of the story here; right at the moment of chaos and wondering "what in the world is happening"? We don't get any character build up or backstory. We're just thrown right into the mix of things with these complicated and complex characters. Slowly - OH, SO SLOWLY, more about these characters gets revealed, but after reading book 1, Nightfall, I'm still left with so many questions!
Let me say that the writing is vividly beautiful. I was quickly drawn into this story by how the author paints a picture with words. Sometimes I had to reread a sentence or paragraph just because I loved the prose and the perspective the author used.
The main character, John Hawthorne is complicated and tortured and mysterious. He's very stoic and rarely gives us a glimpse inside to really know who he is. Is he our hero? Well, I guess I'll have to read on to find out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, and Suicide
intotheheartwyld's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.0
DNF at 67%
I’m not seeing what everyone else is, I’m slowly trying to broaden my reading horizons and I thought a horror novella would be a nice place to start. I wasn’t creeped out, or scared or anything. I was honestly very bored and annoyed. Horror that falls into the realm of grotesque doesn’t scare me, it just annoys me. I also lost a lot of interest when the almost rape happens. Had I known a lot of people compare this writing to Stephen King I would have skipped out entirely as I do not like that man’s writing.
I’m not seeing what everyone else is, I’m slowly trying to broaden my reading horizons and I thought a horror novella would be a nice place to start. I wasn’t creeped out, or scared or anything. I was honestly very bored and annoyed. Horror that falls into the realm of grotesque doesn’t scare me, it just annoys me. I also lost a lot of interest when the almost rape happens. Had I known a lot of people compare this writing to Stephen King I would have skipped out entirely as I do not like that man’s writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Child death, and Body horror
Minor: Alcohol
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