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The Pledge by Cale Dietrich
2.0
This book disappointed me. A super gay scream-- I was so excited.
But I didn't connect with any of the characters, they were all kinda terrible and or they were two dimensional stereotypes of college men, and specifically gay college men. The killer was meh. I didn't feel any stakes even as people were dying.
I think the author wanted really bad to write a gay scream, and it fell short for me.
The writing style was also very dry and disjointed.
Example: He walked in the room. He looked around. He turned left. Then went to the kitchen.
The kill scenes were the same. They lacked that heart pounding rush. I wanted to like it and just didn't.
I want to take this moment to discuss my ratings. It's based on enjoyment for me-- what I enjoy others might not and Vice versa. People out here might like this style it was a quick read and that's based on the style of writing. Do with that what you will, but I enjoyed a lot of horror this month, and this one was not it.
But I didn't connect with any of the characters, they were all kinda terrible and or they were two dimensional stereotypes of college men, and specifically gay college men. The killer was meh. I didn't feel any stakes even as people were dying.
I think the author wanted really bad to write a gay scream, and it fell short for me.
The writing style was also very dry and disjointed.
Example: He walked in the room. He looked around. He turned left. Then went to the kitchen.
The kill scenes were the same. They lacked that heart pounding rush. I wanted to like it and just didn't.
I want to take this moment to discuss my ratings. It's based on enjoyment for me-- what I enjoy others might not and Vice versa. People out here might like this style it was a quick read and that's based on the style of writing. Do with that what you will, but I enjoyed a lot of horror this month, and this one was not it.