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All Hallows by Christopher Golden

9 reviews

voilajean's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
I really liked this, but toward the end,
Spoilerthe creepy kids are referred to as 'golems' and we find out that they are trying to steal the neighborhood kids for a witch
so I'm not comfortable giving this a star rating.

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wickedlovely's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

3.0


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lostinworlds's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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amandaakerman's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • 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


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rachelunabridged's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

a really fun halloween read! the atmosphere was just fantastic + i loved how well the author captured the spookiness of the season. this story had horrors of a supernatural nature juxtaposed with completely human horrors, which is a trope i'm always into. admittedly, the plot isn't very strong, but it's a fun, mindless kind of read with some really good horror moments.

my only complaint is that this book put the spooky spirit in my body + it's only march, lmao!

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mg_916's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0


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ryinwonderland's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • 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

Halloween, 1984. 

A father and daughter setting up their annual Haunted Woods for the final time. 

Children getting ready to Trick or Treat through their suburban neighborhood. 

A family setting up for the giant neighborhood Halloween Party. 

Four strange children in outdated Halloween costumes looking terrified and murmuring about The Cunning Man. 

With twin flames for eyes, limbs that are twiggy and long, and a voice like the laughter of long lost children, The Cunning Man stalks the night. 

All Hallows lures the reader in with nostalgic Halloween memories, hooks them with neighborhood gossip, then guts them with a merciless, malevolent monster. 

There is evil in this book, and it will chill you to your core. I can’t recommend it highly enough.


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theknitterwithabook's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • 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

4.0

☠️ 📖 BOOK REVIEW 📖☠️ 

ALL HALLOWS by Christopher Golden 
 ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 

Coming out January 24, 2023 

Disclaimer: I would like to thank @NetGalley and @StMartinsPress for a copy of this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. 

☠️☠️☠️ 

Wwwoooohh!! That was intense! 

I must admit, I requestes this books weeks ago and remembered vaguely the synopsis. So, I went in maybe half-blindly. The first 2/3 of the book felt like ambiance horror. The setting is creepy, weird things are happening, strange characters appear, etc. You're not sure what it is but you get this overwhelming feeling that something is not right and will happen at the next turn of the page. Then, all of a sudden, the book turns into vivid horror and becomes nightmarish. Watch out for the body count! 😱 

Told in multiple point of views, the story focuses on the Parmenter's street families. It's the night of Halloween but they are all going through some intense drama and trying to put on a mask to hide what's going on. They are dysfunctional and the neighbours are not all nice. It makes you think the neighbours could actually be the real monsters. 

Gradually, we are introduced to strange kids tagging along and asking for help. They want to come in until midnight and seem afraid of The Cunning Man. It's not clear who they are, where they are from, what era they are from! But it's clear they are not from this street. 

At the 70% mark, fastened your seat belt! The story increase speed and the book becomes unputdownable! It's full on horror. Nobody's safe. I almost screamed a huge "Wtf!" in the middle of my subway commute. 😂
 
 I would have loved that part to come up a little earlier and to extend certain part of the story and explanations but it was overall an excellent novel! Even though it's an Halloween setting, the books comes out in January. So, mark your calendar and add it to your list! 

Please check TW before reading! 

#horrorbookrec #arcreview #bookreview #bookreviewer #allhallows #christophergolden #netgalley #stmartinspress 
 

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cait_reads_and_drinks's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • 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? Yes

3.75


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