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dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Mysterious setting & spooky town history was compelling, I wanted to like it. Having spent several months living in the woods in that area it seemed like it would be right up my alley.
Unfortunately I didn't love the way things wrapped up. The epilogue went through a laundry list of the mysterious happenings & crimes and attributes them all to different people, nothing was left to imagination. Aside from the town's dead kids, nobody good really suffered anything & everyone gets their happy ending. I felt all the potential for good horror was sterilized.
Unfortunately I didn't love the way things wrapped up.
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Xenophobia, Blood, and Stalking
makthewyrm's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
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