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arrhythmia's review against another edition
4.0
Sweet redemption, because I hated "Helltown".
I really like this series, so I was pretty excited to see that this was coming out and I started it the second it was delivered to my Kindle. I didn't put it down until I was done. I do feel like some of the books in this series can get a little repetitive, but it's still enjoyable. I didn't find it super scary but there were a few twists to keep me entertained. I'd definitely read another in this series if the author chooses to go down that path.
I really like this series, so I was pretty excited to see that this was coming out and I started it the second it was delivered to my Kindle. I didn't put it down until I was done. I do feel like some of the books in this series can get a little repetitive, but it's still enjoyable. I didn't find it super scary but there were a few twists to keep me entertained. I'd definitely read another in this series if the author chooses to go down that path.
scarlet_frost's review
3.0
Engaging horror stories, but technically unpolished
There were two stories in this combo book.
The first one falls prey to the typical horror tropes.
The second one was more intelligent and I felt more engaged with the characters.
I did however have a few issues with the unpolished nature of both books, several inconsistencies in time line, mistakes in character name in the second story, superfluous vocabulary and a few grammar errors.
It just could have used someone going over it with a fine toothed comb before publication.
Despite my anal retentiveness regarding the technical writing issues, these stories were engaging, I really liked that the author put effort into the backstories for a lot of these characters. It made me care more about what was going to happen to them. It was scary and very gory (not for the faint of heart).
I think the title of this book series doesn’t really fit. I was expecting to read about several scary places and the history etc. But this is more horror fiction, set in real life scary places. So just be aware of that when you start these books. Either way overall I’m not disappointed I read this, and it was entertaining enough, so I’ve given it 3 stars.
There were two stories in this combo book.
The first one falls prey to the typical horror tropes.
The second one was more intelligent and I felt more engaged with the characters.
I did however have a few issues with the unpolished nature of both books, several inconsistencies in time line, mistakes in character name in the second story, superfluous vocabulary and a few grammar errors.
It just could have used someone going over it with a fine toothed comb before publication.
Despite my anal retentiveness regarding the technical writing issues, these stories were engaging, I really liked that the author put effort into the backstories for a lot of these characters. It made me care more about what was going to happen to them. It was scary and very gory (not for the faint of heart).
I think the title of this book series doesn’t really fit. I was expecting to read about several scary places and the history etc. But this is more horror fiction, set in real life scary places. So just be aware of that when you start these books. Either way overall I’m not disappointed I read this, and it was entertaining enough, so I’ve given it 3 stars.
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