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A review by themysterymaven
No One Gets Out Alive by Adam L.G. Nevill
4.0
There are novels where the story itself is unique or enthralling in a way that entrances you and keeps you moving through the book. Not that the writing is necessarily flimsy, but still, it’s the plot that captures you. But Adam Nevill…he takes writing to its highest level. “No One Gets Out Alive” is a captivating and incredibly imaginative story, but the man CAN WRITE!
It’s almost lyrical the way he weaves alliteration and a sense of setting. I have never wanted to take so many showers, scrub my bathroom spotless, or deep clean my carpets as when reading about the house on Edgehill. That’s how good Mr. Nevill is…I could feel every disgusting spore of that house in my skin, just seeping into my pores and my SOUL. Then, there’s all the other hellish, unholy, and terrifying bits in the underbelly of that place…I was scared even from the comforts of my blankets and nice, normal home.
I wanted to scream and shake sense into the main character to GET OUT NOW! And Knacker McGuire? Ugh…wanted to punch that guy in the face more than once.
This book is a long one, but it’s an entire experience. I have to think the author excelled in all his writing classes…I just cannot say enough how talented he is at the mechanics of his craft. He is SO MUCH MORE than the Netflix films of his works.
It’s almost lyrical the way he weaves alliteration and a sense of setting. I have never wanted to take so many showers, scrub my bathroom spotless, or deep clean my carpets as when reading about the house on Edgehill. That’s how good Mr. Nevill is…I could feel every disgusting spore of that house in my skin, just seeping into my pores and my SOUL. Then, there’s all the other hellish, unholy, and terrifying bits in the underbelly of that place…I was scared even from the comforts of my blankets and nice, normal home.
I wanted to scream and shake sense into the main character to GET OUT NOW! And Knacker McGuire? Ugh…wanted to punch that guy in the face more than once.
This book is a long one, but it’s an entire experience. I have to think the author excelled in all his writing classes…I just cannot say enough how talented he is at the mechanics of his craft. He is SO MUCH MORE than the Netflix films of his works.