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dblue236's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
This was the second book I've read by this author, and I've come to really enjoy his style of writing regardless of the fact that both books followed a fairly similar "young female badass singlehandedly takes out evil monster" formula. The basis in true events makes it entertaining in a whole new way, and while they're clearly not entirely in line with what actually happened, they're close enough that it's clear a fair amount of research went into the writing. I think for the most part I preferred The Perfect Place To Die over this one, but this is another solid effort from this author and I look forward to more books from him in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Classism
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
lauren_shilling's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
For what it was, this book was good, and I would certainly recommend it to a younger audience (12-15) who is a fan of thriller/horror books. However, since I have gotten a bit older and have started reading more adult thrillers/horror books, I am often underwhelmed by those in the young adult category. This is absolutely not the fault of the book, however, as I am not really the target audience, so it makes sense that I would not enjoy this as much as others. My complaints that I feel are more considerable to someone who is in the target audience would be that I feel like some of the characters, particularly Enzo, felt a little underdeveloped. I also feel like the ending was a bit unsatisfying to me. It didn't really answer any of the questions I had, particularly those brought up in the climax. I understand why the book ended that way and what the author was trying to do, but as a reader I found it incredibly unsatisfying. I also found the parents in this book to be unrealistic. I feel like a lot of the things the main protagonist is able to get away with, even with her parent's knowledge, is not at all accurate, especially considering what her parents have been through in the past. I also feel like some plot points were underdeveloped as well, and that things that should have had much more of an impact on the protagonist were explained away as her sort of choosing that she doesn't want to think about them at that point? This all being said, I did not hate this book, and I would definitely recommend it to a younger audience that myself. As for things I enjoyed, I did like the main character, despite what I said earlier about how she was more unaffected by things I would expect her to have a larger reaction to. I found her to be a good main character to follow outside of that, and a very good one to have in a story such as this. I liked the writing style as well! It was quick and easy and basically exactly what I expected and was looking for when I picked this book up!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Racism
thebiblioboo's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
fieldsofasphodel's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Murder
bookedandbusy's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was incredible! I didn’t see the plot twist coming at all!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Blood, and Murder
losers_yurio's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.25
I loved the history aspect but it felt like there were some plot points that just didn't end up getting finished, also the graphic descriptions?? EEK(in a good way)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Violence
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
I received an audioARC from the publisher through Netgalley, all views are my own.
2.75 stars, The narrator wasn't great, and the ending was unsatisfactory. It was just overall a meh book. I did like the parallels between today's pandemic & the Spanish flu. But other than that it just fell flat. The characters were okay, but a bit flat. Only the one MC was really explored at all. There were too many unanswered questions at the end.
2.75 stars, The narrator wasn't great, and the ending was unsatisfactory. It was just overall a meh book. I did like the parallels between today's pandemic & the Spanish flu. But other than that it just fell flat. The characters were okay, but a bit flat. Only the one MC was really explored at all. There were too many unanswered questions at the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
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