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A review by frostyreads
Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
🤡 🤡 🤡 🤡 . 5
clown in a cornfield follows the new girl, quinn maybrook, as she navigates her way through kettle springs - a sleepy, rural town with a harrowing mascot and a fatal sense of old vs. new.
it was a slow starter, but the eerie atmosphere and action-packed cascade of events prevailed. i adored cesare’s modern take on a classical slasher novel, and along side other novels i’ve read this month, it’s sparked an immense love for horror that i didn’t know existed!
the main issue that i found was the emergence of a particular relationship at the end of the novel. i’d have shipped if it didn’t feel like an unprovoked, abrupt after-thought to provide some last-minute representation. as a result, i couldn’t rate it 5 stars.
in despite of this, i would recommend (and even re-read!) clown in a cornfield, as it’s a captivating and twisty read with equal levels of picturesque descriptions and nauseating gore.
clown in a cornfield follows the new girl, quinn maybrook, as she navigates her way through kettle springs - a sleepy, rural town with a harrowing mascot and a fatal sense of old vs. new.
it was a slow starter, but the eerie atmosphere and action-packed cascade of events prevailed. i adored cesare’s modern take on a classical slasher novel, and along side other novels i’ve read this month, it’s sparked an immense love for horror that i didn’t know existed!
the main issue that i found was the emergence of a particular relationship at the end of the novel. i’d have shipped if it didn’t feel like an unprovoked, abrupt after-thought to provide some last-minute representation. as a result, i couldn’t rate it 5 stars.
in despite of this, i would recommend (and even re-read!) clown in a cornfield, as it’s a captivating and twisty read with equal levels of picturesque descriptions and nauseating gore.