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Kill River by Cameron Roubique

3 reviews

booksofautumn's review against another edition

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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
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maeebees's review against another edition

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dark tense
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

I enjoyed the first and last thirds of this book, but the middle where they were just lost and nothing was happening bored me a little. Nothing really happened until page 160 ish and even after that it took a  while to get to the horror aspect. The horror itself, the kills, were very well done and extremely hard to read, they were so gory. Overall I was just thinking throughout what a great movie this would make.  

I know there are two more books and so we'll most likely figure out who the killer is and why, but it felt like there was no resolution at all in this book - no satisfaction at the end as we have no idea who the killer is or why they were doing it.

2.75 stars, not sure if I'll be continuing the series.
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cyanide_latte's review against another edition

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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!
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