Scan barcode
yanasreadinglog's review against another edition
3.0
Writing style and dialogue was a bit eh. Repetitive and somewhat forced. The ritual sequence was fire, tho! The investigation and research part was interesting too. Apart from that the story just felt flat as a horror and romance novel.The pacing is also irregular at times.
I also read somewhere that the story was originally a destiel fic, so I automatically pictured both characters with Dean and Cas' faces while reading
I also read somewhere that the story was originally a destiel fic, so I automatically pictured both characters with Dean and Cas' faces while reading
nomomstayandread's review
5.0
“I hated you for leaving,” he whispered. “But then I hated me because it was my fault you left.”
What you’ll get:
Mothman (maybe)
Writer x Sheriff
Angels & Demons
Second Chance Romance
Childhood friends to lovers
Grief
TW/CW: Gore, typical mothman stuff: kidnapping, animal deaths, death of a parent
Setting: West Virginia & Massachusetts
Gotta love a book that starts with two kids sneaking out and getting immediately chased by the Mothman in the middle of the night. I loved that we just hopped right into it.
Ben is stumped with his writing and heads back to his hometown to get a change of pace. He almost immediately runs into his estranged best friend, Nicholas. Ben and Nicholas were best friends since birth in this small town they grew up in. Did everything together until we jump to the future and it turns out that they haven’t seen or spoken to each other in 13 years after they have the worlds most awkward reunion.
Ben is a horror writer and starts asking questions about all of the animals that have gone missing and ends up out in the woods having a yell off with the Mothman as one does. Nicholas is now the town Sheriff and is completely exasperated that Ben is out kicking the bushes and pissing off their town’s least kept secret.
The angst was so good. We find out just why they haven’t spoken and who missed who when they were apart. I am trash for a good emotional punch once in awhile and when Nicholas had a well worn copy of Ben’s book (about him!) that Ben wrote under a pen name, I knew it was a matter of when not if with them.
This is essentially Supernatural fanfiction with different names and I don’t care at all about that. I enjoyed this very much and am sad to see that the author doesn’t seem to have finished the other stories in the progress bar on her website. If she’s writing under a different pen name, TELL ME. If she’s not because all of her social media stuff seems to have stopped abruptly ten years ago, please don’t tell me.
What you’ll get:
Mothman (maybe)
Writer x Sheriff
Angels & Demons
Second Chance Romance
Childhood friends to lovers
Grief
TW/CW: Gore, typical mothman stuff: kidnapping, animal deaths, death of a parent
Setting: West Virginia & Massachusetts
Gotta love a book that starts with two kids sneaking out and getting immediately chased by the Mothman in the middle of the night. I loved that we just hopped right into it.
Ben is stumped with his writing and heads back to his hometown to get a change of pace. He almost immediately runs into his estranged best friend, Nicholas. Ben and Nicholas were best friends since birth in this small town they grew up in. Did everything together until we jump to the future and it turns out that they haven’t seen or spoken to each other in 13 years after they have the worlds most awkward reunion.
Ben is a horror writer and starts asking questions about all of the animals that have gone missing and ends up out in the woods having a yell off with the Mothman as one does. Nicholas is now the town Sheriff and is completely exasperated that Ben is out kicking the bushes and pissing off their town’s least kept secret.
The angst was so good. We find out just why they haven’t spoken and who missed who when they were apart. I am trash for a good emotional punch once in awhile and when Nicholas had a well worn copy of Ben’s book (about him!) that Ben wrote under a pen name, I knew it was a matter of when not if with them.
This is essentially Supernatural fanfiction with different names and I don’t care at all about that. I enjoyed this very much and am sad to see that the author doesn’t seem to have finished the other stories in the progress bar on her website. If she’s writing under a different pen name, TELL ME. If she’s not because all of her social media stuff seems to have stopped abruptly ten years ago, please don’t tell me.
fireweed15's review against another edition
3.0
I chose this book for my reading challenge to fulfill the prompt A Book That Started as a Fan Fiction-- specifically, this book's fannish roots come from Supernatural and the ship Dean x Castiel (Destiel). As such, reading this it was easy to pick up little moments in the narration and dialogue that made think of Dean and Cas, or another character in particular. The characterization was wonderful, but the pacing was a struggle. So many times I would think I was coming to the end of the book, only to realize I still had half or a third or a quarter of the book to go. No matter what, it was a decent read-- definitely nice to get back in touch with Dean and Cas by way of their original fiction stand ins, especially considering the shoddy send off the ship got in the series finale.
storyorc's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Great for anyone looking for drama, men displaying emotion very fetchingly, and a generous sprinkling of creepy stuff going on in the woods! Fans of Supernatural, Teen Wolf, and similar shows will get a kick out of this one.
Little long for what it was for my tastes and Nick was so hot and cold in the middle I lost some respect for him but the sweet parts are very sweet and the bickering is fun too. Most of all, I applaud the bold new take on the Mothman's true nature; I cackled when I realised where he'd really come from.
Little long for what it was for my tastes and Nick was so hot and cold in the middle I lost some respect for him but the sweet parts are very sweet and the bickering is fun too. Most of all, I applaud the bold new take on the Mothman's true nature; I cackled when I realised where he'd really come from.
danne789's review against another edition
5.0
I'm not usually a fan of horror books. I also have never seen Supernatural for the fanfic aspect. That being said, I was up until 1:30am (WAY past my bed time) to finish this book. I could not put it down. The characters are great. They're very well developed. The conflict of the horror and between the characters was so well done. I cried multiple times, both from heartache and happiness. This book is like Mothman Prophies meets Blue Bloods by Melissa DeLa Cruz (if you've not read those 10/10 recommend) meets cheesy romance. It was great. I had no idea what I was walking into when I started this book, but I was not let down even a little bit!
amarreth's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
emmalthompson85's review against another edition
5.0
Point Pleasant is the story of Ben Wisehart, a write who returns home. This is a story about coming home, about growing up, about love and also about the Mothman who lives in the woods. This is an emotive, tightly woven and interesting story that kept me on the edge of my seat throughout.
So, down to business. What I loved most about this book was the way the relationship between Ben and his childhood best friend/love interest Nic was woven so beautifully through the story. Often romance in novels is treat as a separate subplot (in this scene we do romance, in the next we do plot) but here the romance is woven right through the fabric of the plot. It makes the characters feel incredibly integrated, what's happening in their personal lives reflects their actions and their thoughts so although the romance isn't integral to the plot (you could summaries the plot of book accurately without the romance if you had to) it is because it's an integral part of who the characters are and why they do what they do. What I'm trying to say is that the relationship feels very natural and like it's grown out of the characters rather than been contrived for the plot.
I also love how the relationship isn't straight forward. Often in fiction a relationship is treat as the hero's reward, an end to drama, and that's very successfully averted here. The coming together is only the start of the drama where this novel's concerned and the magic of this book is that it manages to show a relationship that is other than perfect without reverting to tropes or demonizing one of the participants. It's clear that they're both trying but that doesn't mean they're going to succeed.
The actual plot outside the romance is exciting. It's emotive, it has twists, it says something more than just the words on the page as all great plots should. There is a Mothman and it's great and no fan of horror will be disappointed but there's more going on then monster in the woods as with all great horror.
And, on top of a great plot and outstanding romance subplot, we've got a complex and well realized cast of supporting characters, a lot of genuinely touching moments, and some hot sex if you're into that.
Definitely worth a read. 10/10, would recommend.
As an aside, as you may know this was fanficiton before it was original fiction, though always AU fanfiction. If you're reading this wondering if it's worth bothering since you've read the fic, do it! This is very much not a find a replace job. There's extra material and I felt the characters really came alive and stood apart from those they were originally based on. The fanficiton was exceptional, the original novel is an improvement on the fanfiction and it's worth your time and money to read.
So, down to business. What I loved most about this book was the way the relationship between Ben and his childhood best friend/love interest Nic was woven so beautifully through the story. Often romance in novels is treat as a separate subplot (in this scene we do romance, in the next we do plot) but here the romance is woven right through the fabric of the plot. It makes the characters feel incredibly integrated, what's happening in their personal lives reflects their actions and their thoughts so although the romance isn't integral to the plot (you could summaries the plot of book accurately without the romance if you had to) it is because it's an integral part of who the characters are and why they do what they do. What I'm trying to say is that the relationship feels very natural and like it's grown out of the characters rather than been contrived for the plot.
I also love how the relationship isn't straight forward. Often in fiction a relationship is treat as the hero's reward, an end to drama, and that's very successfully averted here. The coming together is only the start of the drama where this novel's concerned and the magic of this book is that it manages to show a relationship that is other than perfect without reverting to tropes or demonizing one of the participants. It's clear that they're both trying but that doesn't mean they're going to succeed.
The actual plot outside the romance is exciting. It's emotive, it has twists, it says something more than just the words on the page as all great plots should. There is a Mothman and it's great and no fan of horror will be disappointed but there's more going on then monster in the woods as with all great horror.
And, on top of a great plot and outstanding romance subplot, we've got a complex and well realized cast of supporting characters, a lot of genuinely touching moments, and some hot sex if you're into that.
Definitely worth a read. 10/10, would recommend.
As an aside, as you may know this was fanficiton before it was original fiction, though always AU fanfiction. If you're reading this wondering if it's worth bothering since you've read the fic, do it! This is very much not a find a replace job. There's extra material and I felt the characters really came alive and stood apart from those they were originally based on. The fanficiton was exceptional, the original novel is an improvement on the fanfiction and it's worth your time and money to read.
achay91's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5