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2.72 AVERAGE
2.72 AVERAGE
Nonscary, overwritten rubbish which takes advantage of neither its premise nor its setting. Perhaps if the author had spent less time coming up with ludicrous similes and more time developing the relationships between the unlikeable assholes populating this garbage it would have been tolerable. Instead we get unintelligible nonsense about 'greasy' facial expressions and jaws that are 'sharp as promises' (wtf??), and an obsession with isolating the regions of the brain that had me rolling my eyes so hard I sprained my optic nerve (see what I did there). A short book that still somehow manages to be unreadable.
Yikes, a good idea for a book, but calling this a finished book is, at best, very generous. $20 for what is barely over 100 pages is a real liberty.
The only scares to be found inside the cover are the amount of similes the writer manages to cram into a single page. There’s so much “look at me, I’m a writer” purple prose that any plot development gets left behind all of the navel gazing. Truly a hot mess that needed a lot more development before hitting the shelves. It’s too bad, as Khaw had a great premise going and if she could focus on putting more flesh on the bones of her characters and story I’d stick with her.
The only scares to be found inside the cover are the amount of similes the writer manages to cram into a single page. There’s so much “look at me, I’m a writer” purple prose that any plot development gets left behind all of the navel gazing. Truly a hot mess that needed a lot more development before hitting the shelves. It’s too bad, as Khaw had a great premise going and if she could focus on putting more flesh on the bones of her characters and story I’d stick with her.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Khaw is such a good write but I consistently felt like I was missing something the entire time I read this.
All they did was complain. It was not scary at all unless you are afraid of terrible friends and wasting time.
I was very surprised to see how short this book was, but honestly I think it only being ~120 pages was a good choice, since it didn't feel like it dragged on at all!
Actually, I'd say it was. Faster than fast-paced. I finished this in a little more than an hour. Good grief.
I looooove how all the characters SUCKED <3 it was almost refreshing! But it made it so that I didn't have any attachment to any of the characters. So it didn't really strike me too much when stuff happened to them
It wasn't all I expected it to be, but I still thought it was a nice and quick read.
EDIT: Post review clarity just hit this book wasn't as good as I first talked about smh the descriptions were flowery to the point of like. Borderline incomprehension. I didn't really understand most of what was going on especially at the end. Hm. Kinda disappointing
Actually, I'd say it was. Faster than fast-paced. I finished this in a little more than an hour. Good grief.
I looooove how all the characters SUCKED <3 it was almost refreshing! But it made it so that I didn't have any attachment to any of the characters. So it didn't really strike me too much when stuff happened to them
It wasn't all I expected it to be, but I still thought it was a nice and quick read.
EDIT: Post review clarity just hit this book wasn't as good as I first talked about smh the descriptions were flowery to the point of like. Borderline incomprehension. I didn't really understand most of what was going on especially at the end. Hm. Kinda disappointing
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Had such potential to be great, but with how punchy and fast the actual horror happened, the set up of relationships in the beginning dragged in comparison. Hell, Khaw could have started at things going wrong and included brief paragraphs about intergroup relations and kept the whole piece fast and raw.
Sorry in advance for the bad review, but I want to explain myself!!! With peace and love, the dialogue was quite cheesy. (The main character said “talk to the hand” in all seriousness in the year of our lord and savior 2021.) The cover was so scary that I have to keep the book face down, but nothing scary happened in the book. I will say, though, that I liked the excerpt of Khaw’s next book a lot better and I think her tone suits that genre more!!!
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I thought it was a manageable level of horror without going overboard. The whole book takes place in one night and once the ghost is revealed, the tension carries through to the end.