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Heart-Shaped Box

Joe Hill

3.68 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My error was reading this and "Demonologist" too close together. They have many similarities in both tone and story arc and I am going to have a very hard time keeping them separated in my mind.

I definitely liked HORNS by Joe Hill better. But this was an edge of your seat read.
dark emotional slow-paced

Another instance in which I wish I could lobby Goodreads for the half-star, because this is not really a three-star book but not really a two-star book, either.

On the one hand this book is a fun page-turner, but on the other hand its characterization is almost nil and a Ouija board marks a significant plot point. Also: I'm really (perhaps unfairly) picky about the depiction of so-called rock stars in books and this book didn't make it any easier.
dark emotional slow-paced
dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Glad I read this book. I didn't love "Horns," but I thought I'd try this one anyway. It started with a lot of action, started right in with the creepiness, and kept being creepy throughout.

Obscuro, rockero. Me encanto.
dark emotional sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes