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annieturnsthepage's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
sincrusade's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
littleloterialibrary's review against another edition
Didn’t care and narrator wasn’t my fave
himynameismichael923's review
5.0
2022 Horror Reading Challenge: Folktale
I loved everything about this book. The Children of Chicago is a modern telling of the Pied Piper tale, set in Chicago in the heart of a police investigation. Our lead here is Detective Lauren, who’s whole life is a tragedy, and who deals with the ghosts of Chicago’s children on a daily basis. The Pied Piper story has always been creepy, so it was a perfect one to turn into a modern horror story. Something that I really appreciate About this book, is how Chicago itself is a character, I learned SO much about the history Chicago that I feel like I just completed a Chicago History course all while reading an insanely interesting book. It has a Candyman vibe to it, which also took place in Chicago, and is mentioned in this book. If you love Fairy Tales, and embrace their dark history I would suggest this book to you. It’s my current favorite read of the year.
I loved everything about this book. The Children of Chicago is a modern telling of the Pied Piper tale, set in Chicago in the heart of a police investigation. Our lead here is Detective Lauren, who’s whole life is a tragedy, and who deals with the ghosts of Chicago’s children on a daily basis. The Pied Piper story has always been creepy, so it was a perfect one to turn into a modern horror story. Something that I really appreciate About this book, is how Chicago itself is a character, I learned SO much about the history Chicago that I feel like I just completed a Chicago History course all while reading an insanely interesting book. It has a Candyman vibe to it, which also took place in Chicago, and is mentioned in this book. If you love Fairy Tales, and embrace their dark history I would suggest this book to you. It’s my current favorite read of the year.
loversliterary's review
3.75
sometimes it took me a few seconds to figure out the timeline or what pov we were in, but other than that, i couldn’t put this down
esselleayy's review
3.0
My first read of 2023! Solidly creepy story that combines police procedurals, urban legends and the paranormal with some weaknesses in the narration/exposition for sure. Pelayo gets all the Chicago details right. The novel stays scary while also being a little sad, touching on the all too real violence in Chicago and so many other cities across the U.S.
addydeejreads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0