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madelinequinnee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The horror was so effective in such a ambiguous way, it didn’t rely on shock value or gore, it was all in the atmosphere and the unknown of what was happening, and I think it was so cleverly written.
This story will stick with me for a long time
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
hue's review against another edition
3.0
Otherwise it was an interesting story, and though it jumped a bit strange at times I liked that it was him looking back at his childhood and how strange things then seemed even stranger now. I'd say it's still more sad than it is scary, but I enjoyed it regardless.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder
haleyhorrorshow's review
3.5
Graphic: Child death and Stalking
Moderate: Animal death and Dementia
Minor: Pedophilia
ninasloft's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Grief, and Stalking
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Animal death and Vomit
rubys100's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Animal death and Pedophilia
To be honest this book was not anywhere near as scary as was promised. Howeverdarkdahlia9's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I knew sort of the themes in this book, and how this was originally short stories published on an online forum so I was concerned that the timelines/narration would be really choppy and it kind of was- but it WORKED for this.
This book is the type of horror where it’s scary because it’s so real. There’s no supernatural creature, there’s no ghost or demon, there’s none of that. There’s just pure childhood purity turned to terror that the MC doesn’t realize until he talks to his mom as an adult.
The way this book is set up is in non-linear events that take place during his childhood, and he navigates them with an adult mindset and which new knowledge that he obtains later, and the way the chapters/stories are laid out, you get to puzzle it together along with the MC which I feel like really helped create the really disturbing and unsettling revelations.
The way the author adapted the short stories had me GLUED to the pages and my jaw dropped a few times. I’d absolutely recommend this to anyone who wants horror that will genuinely unsettle you, and have you looking behind yourself while walking alone in the woods.
Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, and Stalking
Moderate: Animal death and Violence
sp00ky_girl28's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Stalking
Moderate: Animal death, Dementia, and Kidnapping
Minor: Bullying, Pedophilia, and Murder
laneychaney's review
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Stalking
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
dusksolace's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder
b0gd0g's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping