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voxvenati's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

2.75

The setup was good, and had potential, but it was more gory than actually scary. 

The whole theme park location was also under-used. It was pretty disappointing that the environment didn’t become a character of its own and instead became just a backdrop to drape all the characters over. 

The characters ended up being the most interesting part of the book. 

The way the book just ended was…disappointing. Some carnage might have been nice to see after all that setup.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

krystalg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Cursing

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Animal death

wonderfulxwonderful's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Self harm, Violence, and Lesbophobia

brindolyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Child death, Murder, Suicide, Ableism, Blood, Classism, Misogyny, and Violence

dizzymissliz's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

some of the characters were a little flat, but the development was good. the setting was really cool and the author is a really good writer who uses really descriptive language. i was on the edge of my seat the whole time and got a little scared! it was my favourite type of horror, the one where it builds up and you don't know what's coming until the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Blood, Child death, Suicide, Death, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Lesbophobia, Racism, and Homophobia

growintogardens's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-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

3.5

This book had a ton of promise, but it didn't quite get there. A Hunger Games vibe, but with people in their 20s (who often read like most YA characters unfortunately). I think it was too rushed in certain places, and it had a lot of characters to get to know at first. I also prefer books with endings that are more wrapped up. Still, with some work this could have been really good, and I think it'd make a good one season show. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Confinement, Child death, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Sexism, and Homophobia

nixieba25f's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Murder, Ableism, Racism, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Violence, War, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Gun violence, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, and Homophobia

amandaquotidianbooks's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is a sparse book that gets to the exciting/horrifying plot points fairly quickly. I liked the meta commentary and appreciated the deep emotional beats. Mack’s characterization is by far the most thorough. The other characters pale in comparison, which hindered my emotional investment. Overall it was an effective slasher with a fun nod to a Greek myth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Homophobia and Gun violence

gm_vak's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, War, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Lesbophobia, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Homophobia, Self harm, and Violence

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Racism, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Medical trauma, Gore, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and War