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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Proceed with EXTREME caution. This is not your average creepy read.
I do usually enjoy being horrified, but this was mostly a disgusting nightmare and not so much a scary / horror novel. Reading this I did wonder if anyone has checked in on Nick Cutter and is he okay? I think he might have some things to work through...
There’s extremely graphic body horror, intense psychological torment, starvation, manipulation, murder, horrible animal abuse and genuinely disturbing sexual undertones (especially regarding one of the boys, who might be one of the most twisted child characters I’ve ever read).
This book is not for the faint of heart. If you have a weak stomach or are sensitive to anything I mentioned, please skip this book.
Despite the gore overload, I couldn’t stop. It was gross, twisted, and yet somehow exactly the horror read I needed. I’m still thinking about some scenes (and unfortunately smelling some too) and I need therapy. In the end, I’m giving this 3.5 stars. It was exactly what it intended to be: a visceral, revolting, no holds barred horror novel. It made me sick, it shocked me, it left me haunted, and I still liked it. Do I recommend it? Only if you’ve got an iron stomach and a very high tolerance for psychological and physical horror. This book does not play nice.
Don’t eat while reading. Or maybe ever again.
I do usually enjoy being horrified, but this was mostly a disgusting nightmare and not so much a scary / horror novel. Reading this I did wonder if anyone has checked in on Nick Cutter and is he okay? I think he might have some things to work through...
There’s extremely graphic body horror, intense psychological torment, starvation, manipulation, murder, horrible animal abuse and genuinely disturbing sexual undertones (especially regarding one of the boys, who might be one of the most twisted child characters I’ve ever read).
This book is not for the faint of heart. If you have a weak stomach or are sensitive to anything I mentioned, please skip this book.
Despite the gore overload, I couldn’t stop. It was gross, twisted, and yet somehow exactly the horror read I needed. I’m still thinking about some scenes (and unfortunately smelling some too) and I need therapy. In the end, I’m giving this 3.5 stars. It was exactly what it intended to be: a visceral, revolting, no holds barred horror novel. It made me sick, it shocked me, it left me haunted, and I still liked it. Do I recommend it? Only if you’ve got an iron stomach and a very high tolerance for psychological and physical horror. This book does not play nice.
Don’t eat while reading. Or maybe ever again.
TW: Animal abuse
First of all, DNF, got to page 228 and just never picked it back up. Had I known the “monster” was a literal fucking tapeworm I would have never bought it. 1 star because the writing style is actually pretty darn good, and .5 stars because I like the cover art, that’s it. The story could’ve been over an done with in half the pages, it drags on for far too long. I’m a huge fan of horror and this was not scary in the slightest. Stephen King must’ve been smokin deep fried dick when he wrote his review because I literally could not finish this. Also?? Why does every horror book need to include animal abuse? I read the first sentence about a kitten being murdered and skipped right the fuck past that. It’s completely unnecessary and pissed me off enough that I won’t finish it out of spite.
Every now and then they was something that grabbed my attention, but then I’m let down again. I had “The Deep” in my Amazon list but after this I’m removing it. Time to continue my search for a real horror author.
First of all, DNF, got to page 228 and just never picked it back up. Had I known the “monster” was a literal fucking tapeworm I would have never bought it. 1 star because the writing style is actually pretty darn good, and .5 stars because I like the cover art, that’s it. The story could’ve been over an done with in half the pages, it drags on for far too long. I’m a huge fan of horror and this was not scary in the slightest. Stephen King must’ve been smokin deep fried dick when he wrote his review because I literally could not finish this. Also?? Why does every horror book need to include animal abuse? I read the first sentence about a kitten being murdered and skipped right the fuck past that. It’s completely unnecessary and pissed me off enough that I won’t finish it out of spite.
Every now and then they was something that grabbed my attention, but then I’m let down again. I had “The Deep” in my Amazon list but after this I’m removing it. Time to continue my search for a real horror author.
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An enjoyable scary story. I enjoyed the structure of the book, part of it though was it struggled to keep my attention and I was not super attached to the characters. Though the set up and premise were great, I'd recommend checking it out.
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced