A review by hiphoboharold
Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone, by Stefan Kiesbye
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I had high hopes for this one. I love the format. I like the idea. I even felt so drawn in with the first story. It was weird in a way, because the violence was short and to the point. It didn't even give a ton of description. But as others have said, that odd feeling starts to show in the fact that it seems like death and murder are just not a big deal for these people. And that kind of makes it scarier. So after that story I was excited to read the rest...
Then it just went downhill. Like somethings seem to he thrown in for no real reason. Just little details that are meant to male it more disturbing, but feel more out of place. It constantly seems to try and play the "maybe it's paranormal!" card, but it never convincing that's it. Especially when pretty much all the stories are just people being terrible.
I also agree with a lot of the other reviews in that all the characters just start to blend together. No one really has a unique voice.
I also think it would have been improved if it had fewer but longer stories. After a bit I dreaded starting a new one. It would get to the scary parts, and then i would start over with building back up to it. Yes, that happens in horror, but it happens so much that it starts to feel like there's just not as much of a flow to it.
I think my Kindle said I'm at 40%, and I'm thinking I'm gonna put this under DNF. Nit sure. Part of me wants to see where the whole thing is going, but I'm also wondering how much it's worth my time. I have a feeling it's just gonna be "Surprise! The people are terrible!", which I have already gotten. I'm not sure what more there is to build.
Then it just went downhill. Like somethings seem to he thrown in for no real reason. Just little details that are meant to male it more disturbing, but feel more out of place. It constantly seems to try and play the "maybe it's paranormal!" card, but it never convincing that's it. Especially when pretty much all the stories are just people being terrible.
I also agree with a lot of the other reviews in that all the characters just start to blend together. No one really has a unique voice.
I also think it would have been improved if it had fewer but longer stories. After a bit I dreaded starting a new one. It would get to the scary parts, and then i would start over with building back up to it. Yes, that happens in horror, but it happens so much that it starts to feel like there's just not as much of a flow to it.
I think my Kindle said I'm at 40%, and I'm thinking I'm gonna put this under DNF. Nit sure. Part of me wants to see where the whole thing is going, but I'm also wondering how much it's worth my time. I have a feeling it's just gonna be "Surprise! The people are terrible!", which I have already gotten. I'm not sure what more there is to build.