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thatweirdbookgirlie's review
dark
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? Yes
2.5
Unfortunately this one was by far the weakest in the trilogy. The story was just nowhere near as engaging. Instead of hearing a continuation of a story, it just felt like more of the same, and with an annoying main character. I truly did not care at all for Edgar, he seemed like a frustrating next door neighbor rather than a character we could root for.
skyfox24kd's review
3.0
I'm struggling with this read and my rating. I feel like Ambrose's writing is always 4-5. He is one of the top independent horror writers now in my opinion for just your extraordinary supernatural entities and flat out chillingly haunting reads! I look forward to every single book.
The thing here is, this one did not bore me by any means, but it did not grip me as the others did. It's odd bc I loved reading it, but it was a slow burner with a sparingly few parts that I felt were masterfully terrifying. Maybe i was expecting more action or more haunting activity. I think this rating is all on me. My latest supernatural reads have been leaning more to the extreme side with more gory episodes, so I think I want to wait and read these last two books again after a bit.
The tension usually builds with expert precision during one such Ibsen reading jaunt, as he is brilliant at doing this! However; I'm not sure i was in the state to appreciate it or let it build properly. Another thing was that it had been a long time since I read the last book.
This rating is a reflection of how i liked the book this first time going in cold after reading a bunch of mostly gory, fast, action thrillers and horror stories. I think it's important to realize ratings can be influenced by external things and by your before and after reads. This year i want to consider these things very carefully.
The thing here is, this one did not bore me by any means, but it did not grip me as the others did. It's odd bc I loved reading it, but it was a slow burner with a sparingly few parts that I felt were masterfully terrifying. Maybe i was expecting more action or more haunting activity. I think this rating is all on me. My latest supernatural reads have been leaning more to the extreme side with more gory episodes, so I think I want to wait and read these last two books again after a bit.
The tension usually builds with expert precision during one such Ibsen reading jaunt, as he is brilliant at doing this! However; I'm not sure i was in the state to appreciate it or let it build properly. Another thing was that it had been a long time since I read the last book.
This rating is a reflection of how i liked the book this first time going in cold after reading a bunch of mostly gory, fast, action thrillers and horror stories. I think it's important to realize ratings can be influenced by external things and by your before and after reads. This year i want to consider these things very carefully.
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