Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

And the Trees Crept in by Dawn Kurtagich

4 reviews

czoltak's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book is honestly just one long fever dream. I think the writing style was very unique and unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It’s the kind that probably wouldn’t work with many other genres. Also the audiobook is amazing and really plays off the writing style to make it an immersive experience. However, plot wise, not much actually happens in this book. The ‘scare’ factor is more so in anticipation of something happening than anything actually happening; this works to a point but after a while something actually needs to happen in order to make the scariness work. I can see why people like this but it is also easy to see why others like myself don’t. This is a very decisive book that you’ll either love or hate.

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karamelka_kar19's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Some parts I liked a lot, but some of them felt repetitive to the point where there is nothing new being written. It's just the same jumble of words repeated over and over and over again. And I admit - that was The point, I really felt every spiral and curve of this characters lives. All of the book is constantly high stakes, no stopping by for rest. I really liked how the text is part of a narrative, flowing and sinking, you can almost experience the same feeling. 
The ending is a little cheesy, perhaps too sunshiny and happy for me, too much of a contrast compared to dark and moldy suffering. 
All this good and deep writing, but I don't think I will pick up something from this author in the near future. I feel like I need a vacation or something after this book, cats and endless sleep included. Maybe someday I'll actually decide that I need to suffer more - then I'll come back, why not. 

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thenovelmaura's review against another edition

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

2.0

I was trying to read something spooky before Halloween so I picked up this old 2016 BEA ARC, and there were creepy elements to this one that I liked. But the ending completely ruined and cheapened the rest of the story for me. It also didn't make sense; I essentially wished I hadn't finished the book because I would have enjoyed it more if I had stopped halfway through.

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rosemarygrace1211's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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