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rorikae's review
- 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
Sadie and Logan skip out on their class trip to the amusement park and decide to drive through the countryside instead. When they find a corn maze, they decide to check it out. But the corn maze appears far bigger than it looked from the outside and then corpses begin showing up, corpses that look a lot like them. What is truly going on in this corn maze and will they ever be able to get out?
Hollowell has crafted a near perfect book that delves into a myriad of topics through a horror-filled corn maze. Sadie and Logan are easy to sympathize with as we slowly come to know them through their interactions with and reactions to what they find in the maze. Hollowell creates an underlying simmer of tension and mystery that carries the story through each twist and turn. As we learn more about the maze and our protagonists, the tension continues to increase. Without spoiling anything, Hollowell discusses some difficult subjects through the maze in a thoughtful and fascinating way. The audiobook narration was great and I highly recommend that experience. If you are looking for a creepy YA novel that delves into friendship, abuse, and creating your own future, then please pick up 'What Stalks Among Us.'
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Miscarriage
sierrabowers's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
ezwolf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
It was surprisingly funny! One moment it's creepy as all get out and then I'm laughing at a Supernatural joke. Which is another thing that was surprising, usually I find pop culture references annoying and unnecessary, but that wasn't the case with this book.
The only reason this doesn't get five stars from me is because it kind of dragged a bit at the end, but everything else was fantastic!
Also the title's play on words is hilarious!
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Misogyny, Self harm, and Dysphoria
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Car accident
concertconfetti's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fatphobia
This book is about trauma at its core and how you have to fight like hell to recover.keenanmaree'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: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
leela_dallas_multipass'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
4.0
I will also say Im not a huge YA fan, mainly bc YA characters often come across as contrived, shallow, or one-dimensional to me but NOT SO in What Stalks Among Us. The characters are beautifully authentic and realized which is one of the elements that makes the story shine.
This was my first of Hollowell's and I will definitely be adding her 1st book to my TBR!
Graphic: Body horror, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
caterina_1212's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
dananana's review
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Toxic friendship
imstephtacular's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
I really appreciated how it approached teen dating violence in an approachable and age appropriate way
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Abandonment, and Classism
andromeda_1998's review
- 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: Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail