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A review by lekiare
The Lost Village by Camilla Sten
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Some of the criticisms that I saw regarding this book were odd. I really enjoyed reading this novel, and found it tragic and may be slightly hopeful. it is very accurate to describe it as Blair Witch Project meets any psychological, thriller imaginable. Truly, the descriptions, and the mood really put you in that frame of mind that you’re watching a movie and it is impossible to close your eyes because if you do you obviously won’t know what happens next.
The only thing I really found to be lacking was the whole story around Matthias and the cult. I get why certain things happened and in a way, I understand why the character has the past that he does, but it all comes across as very one dimensional. Almost like, the author decided it was time to finish the novel and because of that everything else was just extra. Not important. And to her credit, I did not see that ending coming, but it left me feeling like something was missing. Still, I really did enjoy this book.
The only thing I really found to be lacking was the whole story around Matthias and the cult. I get why certain things happened and in a way, I understand why the character has the past that he does, but it all comes across as very one dimensional. Almost like, the author decided it was time to finish the novel and because of that everything else was just extra. Not important. And to her credit, I did not see that ending coming, but it left me feeling like something was missing. Still, I really did enjoy this book.