bertrandlm's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
rakishabpl's review against another edition
4.0
A surprisingly good book. I was expecting something lazily written,but instead I was given a paranormal mystery that told a multilayered story from the point of view of several characters. A knowledge of the TV show Supernatural would be helpful but not necessary. There's enough back story included to give the reader the main characters' motivation. It wasn't a very scary book but it was tension filled.
mreamer36's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
librijess's review against another edition
3.0
Big info dump in first few chapters. Use of scars as horror device. A lot of body horror gore type stuff.
pancaaakes's review against another edition
4.75
Awesome! Felt like I was watching an episode. I couldn't put it down!
kitkatscanread's review against another edition
4.0
I really did enjoy this!
I LOVE Supernatural the TV show, and I'd say if you are a fan, then definitely read this.
Waggoner did a fantastic job of making this book just like an episode of the show.
An adventure based in season 7.
Sam & Dean <3
Full review to come..
I LOVE Supernatural the TV show, and I'd say if you are a fan, then definitely read this.
Waggoner did a fantastic job of making this book just like an episode of the show.
An adventure based in season 7.
Sam & Dean <3
Full review to come..
hannahmarae's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, this was a solid installment in the Supernatural book series. Sam and Dean were written well and the mystery was so fun (and creeeepy.) I did think the pacing was a little off and the flashbacks didn’t really do anything for me. Otherwise, it was a great read!
tenoko1's review against another edition
1.0
Let me start by saying I am not a fan of Tim Waggoner's writing. I've found all of his books to be flat, slow, and often OOC and breaks canon. Unfortunately for me, TitanBooks keeps hiring him to write them, and they have me over a barrel regarding Supernatural tie-in novels and content. I can only hope they hire writers aside from Waggoner and Passarella in the future. I was only able to finish the book because I used my audio equipment to record the book using Text-to-Speech and turned it into an audiobook. Text-to-speech.
The story starts with Sam and Dean during Season 7, Cas and Bobby are both dead-- though Dean's reactions to their deaths was OOC. This story very much fills like a filler episode. There are reports of people getting killed and seemingly mummified, and soon, the boys have their run-in with "Frankenmutt", while also telling a story of the boys when they were in their tweens-- the author seems to forget there's a four year age gap between the brothers and writing them almost as though they were the same age and competing for the same girl and a tragedy of the past that very much parallels the motivations of the present.
Waggoner's writing seemed to shine most when he wasn't writing about Sam and Dean, who he seemed unfamiliar with, but when he was writing the original characters he'd created for the story, as well as the more gruesome scenes. You could tap and point them out, "Okay, this is his speed. This is what he wants and writes."
You aren't missing anything by not reading this, and you aren't gaining anything if you do. We don't get to see any character development or diving into Dean's suicidal depression after the loss of Cas and Bobby nor Sam's madness and hallucinations after the wall in his mind was broken. Mentions of both of these things feel perfunctory at best-- and they are just mentioned.
I finished the book, but found it, like his others, to be so utterly boring and flat to read. With a start-stop feel to every sentence and paragraph like a homage to Hemingway in the use of short sentences, few commas, and fewer adjectives and adverbs. All of this while also managing to be all Tell and no Show, as well as repeating, several times, details he's already described.
Would not recommend, though if you must: Text-to-speech makes it easier to get through.
The story starts with Sam and Dean during Season 7, Cas and Bobby are both dead-- though Dean's reactions to their deaths was OOC. This story very much fills like a filler episode. There are reports of people getting killed and seemingly mummified, and soon, the boys have their run-in with "Frankenmutt", while also telling a story of the boys when they were in their tweens-- the author seems to forget there's a four year age gap between the brothers and writing them almost as though they were the same age and competing for the same girl and a tragedy of the past that very much parallels the motivations of the present.
Waggoner's writing seemed to shine most when he wasn't writing about Sam and Dean, who he seemed unfamiliar with, but when he was writing the original characters he'd created for the story, as well as the more gruesome scenes. You could tap and point them out, "Okay, this is his speed. This is what he wants and writes."
You aren't missing anything by not reading this, and you aren't gaining anything if you do. We don't get to see any character development or diving into Dean's suicidal depression after the loss of Cas and Bobby nor Sam's madness and hallucinations after the wall in his mind was broken. Mentions of both of these things feel perfunctory at best-- and they are just mentioned.
I finished the book, but found it, like his others, to be so utterly boring and flat to read. With a start-stop feel to every sentence and paragraph like a homage to Hemingway in the use of short sentences, few commas, and fewer adjectives and adverbs. All of this while also managing to be all Tell and no Show, as well as repeating, several times, details he's already described.
Would not recommend, though if you must: Text-to-speech makes it easier to get through.