Reviews with content warning for Injury/Injury detail - FantasticLand

Overall it's a good story, but unfortunately, the style in which it was written makes it a pain to read sometimes.

The story is revealed through interviews with several people who were there after Sadie hit Fantasticland. At first, I really liked the idea. It made it all feel so much more personal to hear from the characters directly what it was like and what each and everyone saw, thought and felt. However, it became very quickly very repetitive. There are events and people that were described over and over again, to the point where they lost their "punch". When you read some stuff the first time, it's shocking. But after the fifth time, you just want to hear about something else.

And then there's the misogynistic tone in almost every chapter. 😒

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arijas's review against another edition

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3.75

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lori007's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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whatzoreads's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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hollispaige's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Im going to start this review by saying daaaammmmnnnn i inhaled this book. This is the first book of the year i have started and finished in one sitting. I’m not seeing how this book doesn’t have all the hype.
The writing style: ✅ the interview type of writing was so different. It truly felt like a different person wrote each “interview.”
The plot: ✅ what a great lil storyline, can’t say i’ve been expose to anything similar.
Gory details: ✅ just the right amount of gory details sprinkled throughout.
Literally, my only complaint about this book was needing more. There were a few holes that never got filled, my partner says “they want you to fill it in.” But i don’t want to fill it in. I want to KNOW what happened (the 2 masked people, did Sam kill that girl, who was the 3rd body in the hotel, Alice’s story, etc).

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