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booksofautumn's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
bf9288's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This over all was a good . Egnacio was completely scary and the gore and death was awesome! Some of it was a bit cheesy but that’s what I love about slashers . For me it was a bit challenging to follow so many different characters and POV. I enjoyed the book over all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Cannibalism
smilingsammie's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
taylor_turton's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a very fast-paced read! Around the beginning I did find some typos which threw me off the story a little - being an English teacher all the time apparently.
I really like the action in this story but I was also saying “nah I wouldn’t do that - go the other way” and did frequently call some of these characters stupid.
Not sure if I really enjoyed the ending though…
The plot was well thought out. I didn’t really like the back story for Ignacio and sympathising with his character at all! How come he hasn’t been caught? Wouldn’t the police have combed the woods or ‘camp slaughter’ with all these missing campers? Seems sus to me 🤷♀️
Pumped for Sergio Gomez’s next book set to come out this year! I want to know what happens next 🙃
Also - please check out the content warnings for this book before reading!
I really like the action in this story but I was also saying “nah I wouldn’t do that - go the other way” and did frequently call some of these characters stupid.
Not sure if I really enjoyed the ending though…
The plot was well thought out. I didn’t really like the back story for Ignacio and sympathising with his character at all! How come he hasn’t been caught? Wouldn’t the police have combed the woods or ‘camp slaughter’ with all these missing campers? Seems sus to me 🤷♀️
Pumped for Sergio Gomez’s next book set to come out this year! I want to know what happens next 🙃
Also - please check out the content warnings for this book before reading!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Murder
readasadoornail's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
I had a lot of fun reading this one! I didn't like how it jumped from pov to pov without any warning, though. That made reading this a bit confusing at times. However, I loved how Gomez took elements from different and campy 80's horror movies and gave it his own spin. I'm a bit of a horror fan myself so, I really enjoyed that aspect of it. Even the supernatural elements sprinkled in (very Jason Voorhees type feel). I think this book was meant to a fun, campy (no pun intended, haha!) experience and it definitely delivered. Even though the characters did come off a bit immature for their age, I thought they were very realistic for the setting and the vibe that this book was going for. I want more from Sergio Gomez, for sure!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Death
shereadytoread's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Cannibalism
cyanide_latte's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Vomit, and Kidnapping
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Cannibalism
Not one I would easily recommend, mostly due to the fact that I get the feeling other people would be very unsatisfied with the amount of things left unresolved and what little explanation we get for a lot of the content within by the end of the book. All I can say for now is that I really hope the author releases another installment in the story of this particular slasher, and I think fans of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th franchises will enjoy this one.
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