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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
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
The atmosphere of this book makes it a perfect choice for a spooky season read – just like the first book. I enjoyed the continued mentions of one of my all-time favorite books, Alice in Wonderland, and the addition of A Christmas Carol. It’s not usually seen in a dark setting or book, but when you stop to think about it – it is. The identity of the sinister being was fairly easy to figure out, and I think it could have been written a little bit darker. One tidbit that I found weird was Desmond’s mom and Rocky – it seemed that no one noticed them after their incident even though it was a significant one they didn’t resurface in the story.
Alice finds the door to the Queen’s Garden, but she’s too large to fit through it. She goes through one transformation after another — nearly drowning in her own tears — before she finally gets where she wants to go.
… “When I was a psychiatrist, I used it to remind my patients that in order to reach our destination, we must often change in ways we don’t think possible. Like Alice, we must be elastic with our sense of self, enough to allow room for the idea of being — not someone else — but a version of us we never even knew was there.”
Throughout the first book and into this one Evie’s relationship with her dad is incredibly strained – mainly because he is the one that left. Their reconciliation was well done – more of an explanation and working towards doing better together, making it feel real. I was shocked about Evie’s mom’s revelation at the close of the last book and I have more issues with that than anything her father did. She KNEW and agreed to send Evie off to therapy hoping that they would be able to help her. The situation of her mother being in denial about Evie was realistic – how Evie acted after finding out, not so much. Evie finds herself in a triangle that reminds me of Riverdale’s Betty. On one side is Desmond, the golden boy like Archie while on the other we have dark, stormy & motorcycle-loving Sai, like Jughead. Such a good triangle and I usually loathe them – I’m always a sucker for the bad boy. Team Sai all the way.
The Longest Night was a solid follow-up to Holly Horror and I thoroughly enjoyed the spooky spin on Christmas. If you’re searching for some delightfully spooky books that take place over Halloween and on into Christmas I highly recommend checking out Holly Horrorand Holly Horror: The Longest Night – they need to be read in order. As always, a big thank you to Penguin Teen for the opportunity to read a gifted copy.
I was so excited to jump back into this scary world. I love the creepiness of it all. The town says Desmond is gone but Evie just won't accept that. When her connection to Holly is severed she has to find help from somewhere or someone else. Something sinister begins taking the townspeople only to return them changed. They are mean and nothing like themselves. It is up to Evie to save the town and hopefully Desmond too. The story was so good and pulled me in from the start. I did not want to put it down. The twists were great and had me guessing. I just loved the book.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 rounded up
This was fun, but I could never seem to get into it. Took me months longer than it should have. There was a HEA which was nice haha.
Thanks for the ARC, Netgalley
This was fun, but I could never seem to get into it. Took me months longer than it should have. There was a HEA which was nice haha.
Thanks for the ARC, Netgalley
I really enjoyed the first Holly Horror and I was ecstatic when I got approved for an arc of this one! This is a fantastic sequel! There is a creepy atmosphere and I had a lot of fun reading it. I would recommend this! Special Thank You to Michelle Jabès Corpora, Penguin Group and NetGalley for allowing me to read a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.