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spines's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.5
no real spoilers but ymmv:
spooky and grim, a fun romp. starts out more eerie and gothic (think haunting of hill house or yellow wallpaper) but ends action-packed and intense (think until dawn)
lots of questions were left unanswered which is a bit unsatisfying but also it makes sense for there to be no answer so I'm not going to lose sleep over it.
dorran is a fairly chill guy, a bit awkward, a bit ominous at first, but overall more of a woobie than anything. clare has final girl energy but her execution doesn't always hit the mark. they were a fun pair to read about and their relationship developed really realistically (though it wasn't very exciting)
it was a good book so I'm probably going to read the next one in the series at some point, but I'm not necessarily hooked enough to start reading it right now
spooky and grim, a fun romp. starts out more eerie and gothic (think haunting of hill house or yellow wallpaper) but ends action-packed and intense (think until dawn)
lots of questions were left unanswered which is a bit unsatisfying but also it makes sense for there to be no answer so I'm not going to lose sleep over it.
dorran is a fairly chill guy, a bit awkward, a bit ominous at first, but overall more of a woobie than anything. clare has final girl energy but her execution doesn't always hit the mark. they were a fun pair to read about and their relationship developed really realistically (though it wasn't very exciting)
it was a good book so I'm probably going to read the next one in the series at some point, but I'm not necessarily hooked enough to start reading it right now
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse and Car accident
Minor: Confinement, Vomit, and Murder
rwasher722's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
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? Yes
5.0
The flaws of the main characters are in a way very emphasized in this book because they are in situations that cause them to be vulnerable and in situations that they don’t really know how to handle or respond to. This should definitely be a movie
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
One of the character’s parents was emotionally abusive to them growing up but there isn’t direct emotional abuse in the plotmanicpixl's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I am so mad about the ending of this book!
Do yourself a favor, and stop reading about a page before the start of chapter 33, and just imagine your own solution to the story.
Until then it was probably a 3.5, might have even been a 4 star read for me, depending on the ending. There were only a few writing choices that were bugging me, but all in all the book did well at holding my attention and building an adequate amount of tension.
I love the premise of combining the hinting at an apocalypse and the gothic, possibly haunted house story, marrying two of my favorite things in horror!
The additional story threads of the hostile weather and a "complicated" family history are also themes that I enjoy immensely.
And overall, I found it was quite well done, keeping you guessing what was really going on without being too annoying at that.
Until the end!
The author chose to connect the story threads in the most ridiculous way imaginable! Every possible tension and horror exited the stage left to make way for pure laughableness (is that a word?).
And then to think that she can create an engaging cliff-hangerby threatening the return of the stupidest boss-monster villain created this side of the eighties, or maybe even ever !
Have I mentioned that I am mad?
Do yourself a favor, and stop reading about a page before the start of chapter 33, and just imagine your own solution to the story.
Until then it was probably a 3.5, might have even been a 4 star read for me, depending on the ending. There were only a few writing choices that were bugging me, but all in all the book did well at holding my attention and building an adequate amount of tension.
I love the premise of combining the hinting at an apocalypse and the gothic, possibly haunted house story, marrying two of my favorite things in horror!
The additional story threads of the hostile weather and a "complicated" family history are also themes that I enjoy immensely.
And overall, I found it was quite well done, keeping you guessing what was really going on without being too annoying at that.
Until the end!
The author chose to connect the story threads in the most ridiculous way imaginable! Every possible tension and horror exited the stage left to make way for pure laughableness (is that a word?).
And then to think that she can create an engaging cliff-hanger
Have I mentioned that I am mad?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Child death
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