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The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp

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megaleemart's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

ghiblireads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

5.0

This was everything I wanted it to be and more, honestly. The writing was amazing - it was funny, fast paced and I loved the way the story was told. I liked that it was a book within a book. The unreliable narrator tropes plus the mixed media style was fantastic and I enjoyed that so much. The added parts to the end of chapters gave the story extra layers and I really did question what to believe. It was a mix of a horror and a mystery; it was definitely both scary and mysterious. Jack was… a lot. He was very complex - unlikeable and annoying but also funny. I didn’t believe him most of the time and the author did such a good job of writing him. He had a lot of personality, both good and bad. I do think he grew throughout the book… sort of. The plot actually went in a direction that I wasn’t expecting. It was a lot more complicated and deeper than I anticipated, which I loved. It was genuinely creepy at some points and so weird. It got pretty graphic too. There was a lot going on: ghosts, demons, possession and more. Somehow, it all came together and I loved how it ended. It was a great twist even if I did kind of see it coming. I just absolutely loved this book.

andrea_ashima's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

killmoore_'s review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was a blast to read. All the elements of a campy, modern day exorcism with a deplorable MC. Jack Sparks leaves you questioning reality, and in the final pages manages to close up gaping potholes that you barely noticed while reading, which left me wanting to punch Alistair in the face.

Would be 5 stars but good lort I needed closure on Corvi 😂

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