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willow_the_wisp's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Disclaimer: I only listened to the first story; I didn't know it was a collection and not just a novella, but since the title story takes up most of the book l'm still going to count it as read.
The audio book production is really good for this one. The extra sounds of footsteps, crows, rain etc. are at the right level that they add to the atmosphere without making the actual narration hard to hear. It's the perfect audiobook to listen to on a misty fall day. My only complaint about it is that the distortion on the demons voice was really hard to understand.
When I went into this I thought it was about the plague, fno I didn't read the blurb fully, why do you ask)turns out it's actually about the devil, which was a bit disappointing but that's on me. But I do wish we had leaned more into the town and how the residents we affected, explored how the demonic presence was its own plague, instead of the rout it went on.
In the parts when our MCs were still trying to figure things out, I was interested in where the story was going. Sadly its destination wasn't has atmospheric or mysterious as I would hope. The end confrontation dragged on for way to long and was so overly dramatic while taking itself way to seriously that it ended up being a very silly. another reviewer (on goodreads) described it as "catholic anime" and i cant agree more
The twist at the very end was really good and genuinely caught me off guard. Over all I would say it had a lot of potential but was ultimately lackluster.
The audio book production is really good for this one. The extra sounds of footsteps, crows, rain etc. are at the right level that they add to the atmosphere without making the actual narration hard to hear. It's the perfect audiobook to listen to on a misty fall day. My only complaint about it is that the distortion on the demons voice was really hard to understand.
When I went into this I thought it was about the plague, fno I didn't read the blurb fully, why do you ask)turns out it's actually about the devil, which was a bit disappointing but that's on me. But I do wish we had leaned more into the town and how the residents we affected, explored how the demonic presence was its own plague, instead of the rout it went on.
In the parts when our MCs were still trying to figure things out, I was interested in where the story was going. Sadly its destination wasn't has atmospheric or mysterious as I would hope. The end confrontation dragged on for way to long and was so overly dramatic while taking itself way to seriously that it ended up being a very silly. another reviewer (on goodreads) described it as "catholic anime" and i cant agree more
The twist at the very end was really good and genuinely caught me off guard. Over all I would say it had a lot of potential but was ultimately lackluster.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
rroseking's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
This is a great book! I would recommend the audible version it felt like listening to a movie. The twists and turns are great. The ending? Completely insane in the best way. This introduced me to "medieval horror" and I am hooked. Great for a quick read will be going back in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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