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dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book is evil. Not just the book in the book but the book itself. Gorgeous premise and writing style. (By the way: Have you had a look at this cover?! I am in love. You know what everyone says: don’t judge a book by its cover and whatever. Yes, yes I do.) Normally, I am neither a thriller nor a horror reader and therefore, I was grossed out by the intimidating and eerie things happening in this book (of course, some of you might think of it as lame). You could literally experience the spread of this world through the town and what it did to loved ones. I especially enjoyed the many character perspectives and developments. Most if them were eventually sucked into this book but you just knew that they were tailored to their book character from the beginning. Yet, If I think about this book right now, it did not give me a lot of content. Just vibes of horror. After all, I am looking forward to read the sequel and loosing another night’s sleep.
Ps: thank you to my friend Thea for recommending me this book and letting me borrow her copy ^^
Ps: thank you to my friend Thea for recommending me this book and letting me borrow her copy ^^
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail