circumfloribus's review
2.0
Come for the scooby doo nostalgia, leave when it gets real racist about Native Americans for absolutely no vital story reason. Would have been a fairly entertaining, if shallow, mystery with Lovecraftian horror trappings otherwise. Gave off strong Scott Pilgrim vibes in the action scenes. Edited to add: weird transphobia, too, I almost forgot. And not 'period-appropriate' or anything else that is used to justify transphobia in retro settings - just gross, the-author-and-the-editor-are-clueless transphobia.
rebeccacarrizal's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
2.5
g_newton98's review
adventurous
funny
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? No
4.25
mealymachine's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
girlscoded's review
3.0
ok lol it literally took me months to finish this. it wasn’t bad but it was definitely not thaaat interesting. the main characters are (sort of) forgettable too so… It was intriguing for like, a couple pages. But yeah, I was contemplating to DNF this book but I really wanted to know what happened in the end, and there was a little plot twist which made the book better, I guess.
cami19's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? No
5.0
saladfingers69's review
dark
funny
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
captain_slippers's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
raloveridge's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed his well enough despite some overly...effortful? play with language. The last fifth of hr book read as one long action sequence, which got a little dull over time but was more than appropriate given the Scooby-ness of it all!
quillandinkbooks's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0