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jacob1480's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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? Yes
5.0
erinbirnel's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
lucyfp222's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
annareadsthis's review against another edition
3.0
Een goed verhaal, maar lang niet zo sterk als Echo en (vooral) Orakel. Wat onnodige seksuele uitspanningen die niks toevoegen aan het verhaal, maar het boek grijpt wel.
sade's review against another edition
2.0
Make no mistake, Hex wants to be a horror novel, it strikes the right cord in it's blurb and the initial chapters but like the majority of horror books with an abundance of chapters, it runs out of scare and even sinister before it can properly grip it's readers.
After reading the book, i happened to take a look at the acknowledgement and it turns out for the english version of this book, Heuvelt decided to take a chance and rework some elements of the book in his words:
"...i could create an enhanced version - Hex 2.0, if you will with new rich and layered details and culturally specific legends and superstitions, all without losing touch with the Dutch elements of the original".
Frankly i think maybe this is what killed the book. Now i haven't read the original version but i feel you could discern the diluted quality of Katherine's story. Yes witches are scary but setting also matters in notching up the scare factor. And unfortunately, Heuvelt was unable to properly milk the modern setting to benefit his book.
As i mentioned in my first paragraph, i honestly believe horror books do themselves a disservice when they're bulky. I'm firmly of the opinion that you're able to scare people better when the book isn't dragging into numerous chapters. Get in quick and get out just as quick. Where an author decides to brave (and make no mistake it requires an act of bravery) the side of endless chapters, they better make sure when the scares come, it completely erases all the torturous slow burn readers have to get through, something Scott Thomas's Kill Creek does beautifully.
In the end Katherine unfortunately never gets her time to shine, we are forever teased about what complete and utter catastrophe she could cause and when FINALLY she's given her moment on stage she ends up buried under a heap of psychological babble.
Such a shame really.
2 stars for effort
aknaag's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
This book was amazing so so so amazing
vero_readviews's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5