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Well, that got nuts. I was expecting evil toys, this went into whole other realms with warlocks and more. Did I love it? Eh, no, but it was definitely memorable

drewdietsch's review against another edition

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3.0

What could be some simple and nasty gremcore fun ends up being a lot weirder but also less effective. Some good bits of violence and the climax is respectably nutty, but the pacing and prose make this a bit of a tough read to get through.

itcamefromthepage's review

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dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was exceptionally wild and fun.

The ending went ALL in which I loved.

Wasn't a huge fan of some of the end villain reveals (feels like it should have been set up earlier) but asides from that it was a blast.

rally_reviews's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

4.5 For me this was a crazy and interesting ride. It reminded me of so many nostaligic things from childhood and then made turned it in a scary way. I enjoyed the ride and wanted to know what was torturing this little girl and why.

slimeandslashers's review

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5.0

I had such a ball reading this, and I can't even begin to explain why. It's zany, unique, and just an all-around good time!

Danube was definitely my favorite character! The audiobook was awesome too!

snood's review

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4.0

This was a bizarre book and not one I expected to be remotely decent. I bought it at a book fair hoping for a cheesy horror story about killer cartoon characters, and that’s exactly what I got. Beyond that, it was actually well written and featured characters that seemed much more believable and likable than what you’d expect from a horror paperback.

I was disappointed by the final mini-chapter, which seemed pointless and slightly sullied what would have been a great ending at the end of the previous chapter.

queerbillydeluxe's review

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4.0

So this was mostly a nostalgia read, and I was so excited when I finally found a decent copy online. My mom bought me a copy of this at Wal-Mart when I was sick with the chicken pox in 9th grade, and I loved it. It's definitely early 90s cheesy horror, and I can't say I was ever thrilled with the ending. But I still love it. All those Satanic vibes from the 80s with weird kids' toys...

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