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booksofautumn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
VERY 80s. I was really excited about this one and I ended up being slightly disappointed. Let’s start with things I liked. I love the concept of getting lost in some crazy water park and I love the concept of it being super 80s and I love the slasher theme. I love the descriptions the author used in some of the more gory situations and I like that they didn’t shy away from making the killer impossible to beat. What I didn’t like was that the believability simply didn’t seem there. The plot didn’t fully make sense and there were questions that weren’t ever answered. Also I kind of wish the killer had more personality and motive
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
cyanide_latte's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It was nice to read another of Cameron Roubique's novels, after how much I enjoyed Disco Death Trap! This book's summary tells you it's an 80s slasher-style horror in theme and tone, and it absolutely delivers on that front! I've been listening to a lot of the fan recordings of 80s slasher movie novelizations done by The 80s Slasher Librarian on YouTube, and Kill River has a lot of the same tone, tension, adrenaline and bloody violence as in those 80s novelizations. I think it's a fun tribute to the genre, an inventive twist on a slasher story (a water park slasher!) and a pretty good read to get hyped for the summer. I'll need to pick up the two sequel novels sometime soon!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
t_higgsreviews's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
4.5 Stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail