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A review by vinedrinker1234x
Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke
2.0
Kin is not the typical "wrong-turn" like cannibalistic slasher, it tries very hard to be something more - the revenge and guilt driven psychological horror with a message. There are few moments that it delivers. The strong premise is absolutely wild and gruesome - especially when Burke made monsters look more humane, rooted in their own reality rituals, really believing in their own truths like hunting and cleansing their world from the inhabitants of New World e.g. teenagers lost in the woods. The revenge part of Finch is nicely done - maybe a bit stereotypical, but the reader understands his motivation and deep anger and frustrations that he is holding in the heart.
And there are many flaws, like there is not much to study psychologically because the characters have no real depth; there are few not followed by any logic plot decisions, the latter dramatical parts are actually dull, and the ending is one of those "no tension nor emotion - nothing happened type".
So the idea was very ambitious, but it delivers only partially. It's not a bad book, just a very simple read with a gruesome first chapter.
And there are many flaws, like there is not much to study psychologically because the characters have no real depth; there are few not followed by any logic plot decisions, the latter dramatical parts are actually dull, and the ending is one of those "no tension nor emotion - nothing happened type".
So the idea was very ambitious, but it delivers only partially. It's not a bad book, just a very simple read with a gruesome first chapter.