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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
funny
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
funny
lighthearted
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
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
Yes
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Set in a Midwestern suburb, a friend group of moms deals with demonic possession, organizing a school fair, and general "mom life" over summer break. Although marketed as horror, it's a light, fun read. It definitely falls outside my normal taste in books, but I'd recommend it.
My fav tagline for a book “what’s a little demonic possession among friends?”
This book was funny, charming, sappy and a little scary.
It truly was a story about how true friendship can overcome anything even one of your besties becoming possessed by a demon.
This book was funny, charming, sappy and a little scary.
It truly was a story about how true friendship can overcome anything even one of your besties becoming possessed by a demon.
Fun, creepy, demonic, and crazy at times. This was a pretty well rounded story.
I don’t think you HAVE to be a suburban mother to save the world (or your neighbourhood, or your friends, or your family), but that narrative was kind of pushed strongly. It was a unique perspective for this particular tale, it put me in mind of Grady Hendrix’s “The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires” (although Suburban Hell is set during modern times). As a dog mom, I did like that everyone had pets, but the children and the slavery of the parents to the children was a bit “blah” for me to read personally.
Overall a definitely decent story, it may not appeal to everyone, as I see the main characters being hard to connect with if you’re not within their demographic.
I don’t think you HAVE to be a suburban mother to save the world (or your neighbourhood, or your friends, or your family), but that narrative was kind of pushed strongly. It was a unique perspective for this particular tale, it put me in mind of Grady Hendrix’s “The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires” (although Suburban Hell is set during modern times). As a dog mom, I did like that everyone had pets, but the children and the slavery of the parents to the children was a bit “blah” for me to read personally.
Overall a definitely decent story, it may not appeal to everyone, as I see the main characters being hard to connect with if you’re not within their demographic.