dancpharmd's review
2.0
I usually like a good trashy horror novel, but this book was not scary. Sarrantonio did a good job of setting the scene - his descriptions of Orangefield and the autumn days and evenings were superb, but the narrative was not convincing and the characters were pretty much cardboard cutouts without a lot of development. I know that you shouldn't expect fine art from books like this, but I still think that there needs to be a story, not a bunch of plot points cobbled together into a novel.
thaydra's review
2.0
Cheesey. The characters were not well developed for me, and didn't really seem to make much sense. The "twist" at the end with Jack was just overly cliche and I literally rolled my eyes. I think it did more damage to the storyline for me then helping it. I read it since it was the season for it, but would rather not have wasted my time, to be honest. It had potential, but seemed like something forced and not well thought -through.
paperbackstash's review
2.0
All Hallow's Eve isn't anything new -- it's a twist on an old theme, concentrating too much on the practices of Halloween (which has been beaten to death already), while showing all it's cards up front. The villians are introduced way too fast, there's not enough mystery remaining, the characters aren't really latched on to, and the ending wasn't anything overly powerful. Still, All Hallow's Eve isn't too bad...it kept me reading, and that's saying something. If a novel is genuinely bad, I usually won't finish it. I finished this one, because it DID have some saving grace. One being the well written detective, another being morbid curiosity for the show down (although my expectations weren't that high), and another being that while the plot was disorganized and jumbled, it wasn't exactly dull.
jayrothermel's review
4.0
A supernatural thriller of no small emotional poignancy. Characters act, and some make real sacrifices out of love and solidarity.
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