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sobek777's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
heeydevon's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jellybean_gene's review
dark
funny
lighthearted
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It was a fun take on a tried and true structure. Haunted house, but it's a burger joint! And the narrator is your unwilling/disbelieving participant which was great at allowing for a bridge to give exposition without taking away from the other characters' experiences with real supernatural events.
All that said, this was effectively new set dressing on an old story and the dressing felt thin at times. It felt like the book danced around the horror for 97% of the book's duration. At a certain point that starts to feel more like drawing it out than building tension.
All that said, this was effectively new set dressing on an old story and the dressing felt thin at times. It felt like the book danced around the horror for 97% of the book's duration. At a certain point that starts to feel more like drawing it out than building tension.
njdarkish's review against another edition
4.0
I got my hands on an ARC and expected a schlocky B-movie style story. This is not what this is at all. This is a faux true crime story that is compelling, scary, and an absolute treat. Read it, you'll love it if you love horror.
grimdarkandgleeful's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
djohan's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
koboldskind's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
theboldbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
The Ghost That Ate Us reads like a true crime book. It's about the events that take place at Burger City in 2016 and 2017. A tragic event happens at the fast food joint and soon after that, things get weird. The book focuses on the crew that worked there and what happened to them during that time and also a few years later. I loved this book. Kraus really brought the story to life and it felt like an actual true crime book.