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No One Gets Out Alive by Adam L.G. Nevill

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joanneburns's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

antoniaward's review against another edition

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5.0

I absolutely LOVED this book. For a start, it's one of the scariest books I've ever read (probably only Nevill's The Ritual even comes close). Stephanie is an ordinary working-class girl fallen on hard times, who takes a room in an unsavoury lodging house out of sheer desperation. What follows is a descent into hell as the friendless Stephanie is manipulated and coerced into remaining in the house despite her misgivings, by her repellent landlord, Knacker McGuire (a brilliant, vividly drawn villain, in true Dickensian style). This book brings together gut-wrenching real life horror and a sense of the hopelessness of poverty, with a creeping supernatural dread that refuses to be shaken off. Undoubtedly a new all-time-favourite of mine.

uggy90's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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audreyhasalotofcats's review against another edition

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5.0

Holy hell that was good

bboop's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

torchyblane's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

go2hellstephanie's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

I enjoyed this book. There were moments that were genuinely terrifying, and Stephanie was an engaging protagonist.

My main issue is just that I think the book is too long. The later parts were intriguing, but felt slow, and I'm not sure if it would be improved if the tension was sustained throughout the whole book. I think there were a lot of plateaus. Some really good, tense moments, but mostly just kind of a horror book.

Not bad, but not my favorite. I'd probably read it again.

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