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jackiedad's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Great book if youre looking for a bit of a spook when you don't want it to be too bad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, and Grief
mooandshoe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I had a hard time getting into the style of writing at first, but I’m glad I stuck with it. I almost stopped reading at around 18% because the way the interview, text, and video portions were written was very tedious to me at first. However, it picked up around that point and I couldn’t put it down. Super mysterious story that keeps you guessing.
The ending kind of confused me a little bit, and I’m not really sure what happened? I think everything got mostly fixed but the report/found footage mysterious style of the ending especially made it a little hard to piece together.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Body horror
Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, and Blood
Minor: Vomit
hamfanjay's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book had a good cast of characters and good plot but I do feel like it got a bit confusing. I do like the different mediums used throughout the book (written statements, interviews, camera footage). There was a great amount of plot twists that weren’t expected and events that really made you think. The ending was interesting; I do feel like it was a little rushed but it did tie some loose ends.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence
plumpyherb13's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Gore and Body horror
Minor: Suicide attempt
sapphic_reader's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Rep:
Bisexual main character
Black lesbian love interest
Asian side characters
Character with a stutter
Bisexual main character
Black lesbian love interest
Asian side characters
Character with a stutter
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Gore, Grief, and Ableism
Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
beforeviolets's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Oh my stars was this book horrifying. This is the first book I've ever read that caused me to worry about my ability to sleep at night. I literally had to fall asleep watching Netflix because I read this a little too late one night.
I loved the format and the delivery of this book. It was scary and terrifying and mystifying in all the right ways. I'm such a huge fan of the mixed media style. It not only aided the story itself by providing different perspectives and snippets in such an order that allowed things to be revealed or hidden or vague depending on the author's intentions at any given time, but also kept my attention span constantly engaged and constantly entertained with something new. I was constantly faced with unreliable narrators/POV's and situational irony and it added a whole extra layer of entertainment to the already thrilling narrative.
My only real issue was that the end was a little more open-ended than I personally would've preferred, but this book was so much about the journey anyways that it almost didn't matter.
I loved the format and the delivery of this book. It was scary and terrifying and mystifying in all the right ways. I'm such a huge fan of the mixed media style. It not only aided the story itself by providing different perspectives and snippets in such an order that allowed things to be revealed or hidden or vague depending on the author's intentions at any given time, but also kept my attention span constantly engaged and constantly entertained with something new. I was constantly faced with unreliable narrators/POV's and situational irony and it added a whole extra layer of entertainment to the already thrilling narrative.
My only real issue was that the end was a little more open-ended than I personally would've preferred, but this book was so much about the journey anyways that it almost didn't matter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Gore
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Domestic abuse
cjblates's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Death and Murder
katbookstars7's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
listen to “in the woods somewhere” by hozier while reading this it really amps it up well
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Gore
Minor: Suicide
leahrosereads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I had to sit on this one for a bit after finishing it. The first 1/2 of the book was damn near creepy perfection. I loved it. Unfortunately, it had pacing issues in the second half that caused the story to become so disjointed to me, but it didn't feel intentional. I'm definitely interested and plan on picking up other works by this author. The writing and premises of this was good, and I think I'll end up reading a 5 star book by Marshall. It feels inevitable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Torture, and Violence
noelanig's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Violence
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Blood and Suicide