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heather_harrison's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Thank you NetGalley & Crooked Lane Books for my e-ARC of Mister Lullaby.
I thoroughly enjoyed this for the most part, and thought it was creepy and foreboding. I would recommend for anybody who enjoyed NOS4A2 - as the writing was reminiscent of Joe Hill & Stephen King.
I would suggest some proofreading as I did have a couple of weird things happening with my formatting and layout.. On a similar note, while the chapters all vary in length - Chapter 39 was so long.
I did make note part way through reading that Beth & Jax's relationship seemed a bit bizarre - and I was so glad to seem there was intention behind that. The pacing of the last third of the story was chaotic. The ending was definitely a let down, and left me frustrated and underwhelmed. We the readers are left to try and make sense of what has happened to our beloved Simon & Beth and the town of Harrod’s Reach.
I thoroughly enjoyed this for the most part, and thought it was creepy and foreboding. I would recommend for anybody who enjoyed NOS4A2 - as the writing was reminiscent of Joe Hill & Stephen King.
I would suggest some proofreading as I did have a couple of weird things happening with my formatting and layout.. On a similar note, while the chapters all vary in length - Chapter 39 was so long.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury