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3.14 AVERAGE
3.14 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Pretty creepy read, I like the way he writes, gets to the point, good ending, very demonic, fast paced, I will read more Golden
dark
slow-paced
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
1.5 / 5
First, I want to thank netgalley and st martin's press for this book. My review is 100% honest.
This book was written like a stephen king novel except Christopher Golden does not seem to hate women as much as king does. This would be all fine and dandy if I liked king, however, I don't at all. Maybe I'm not a horror girl, or maybe I just think making demons be the issue in the story is a cop out so that you don't have to write anything super thought provoking. I will say that small plot twist was okay. And although the rats were terrifying, it was a cool element. I wish I loved this book, but I just did not. I couldn't wait for it to be over.
First, I want to thank netgalley and st martin's press for this book. My review is 100% honest.
This book was written like a stephen king novel except Christopher Golden does not seem to hate women as much as king does. This would be all fine and dandy if I liked king, however, I don't at all. Maybe I'm not a horror girl, or maybe I just think making demons be the issue in the story is a cop out so that you don't have to write anything super thought provoking. I will say that small plot twist was okay. And although the rats were terrifying, it was a cool element. I wish I loved this book, but I just did not. I couldn't wait for it to be over.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Plot-wise, it's right up my alley. But this story did nothing for me. I didn't connect to any of the characters (especially the protagonist and his wife, who were both cardboard cutouts for me), and there was so much telling instead of showing. I would have DNF'd it if it had been a longer book, but I was curious to see how it ended after seeing breathless comments about the ending. (It was the highlight of the book, but that isn't saying much.)
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot