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Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard

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mbjrose99's review against another edition

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It made me so uncomfortable and wary and I flicked through the rest of it and it doesn't seem to get any better.

sydneynicole's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

pebblespenguin1's review against another edition

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3.0

I have some mixed feelings on this book. Some parts were really slow and felt a bit forced, while others I was really engaged. It was one of those stories that I really wanted to like more but I just had trouble connecting with it. I felt like it couldn’t been over much sooner than it was and there were a lot of unnecessary parts. Although I’ll give them credit they did have me second guessing everything and by the very end I was super engaged.

jidcreates's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow! This book gave me everything I wanted and more. I was in the library looking for CRH’s book ‘56 Days’ and came across this one too. Read the blurb and thought I’d give it a go. SO glad I did.
It had me gripped from start to finish with brilliant twists and turns. Everything meshed together really well by the end. It was so cleverly written!

I genuinely have never felt scared or creeped out whilst reading a book before. Even Stephen King hasn’t got me freaked out yet but this book did that. At one point I was too scared to stop reading and go upstairs to bed.

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

kellyhook_readsbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

A book within a film within a book. You still with me?

RUN TIME follows struggling actress Adele Rafferty as she attempts to revive her career with a starring role in the horror film Final Draft. When she arrives on the secluded set in the woods of West Cork Ireland, her experiences begin to mirror the creepy happenings of the character she is playing in the film.

The premise had the potential to become convoluted, but it really worked well for me! The screenplay was woven into the story seamlessly and served as an ominous foreshadowing of what was in store for Adele. Despite the book within a film within a book structure, I found the story easy to follow even in my sleep-deprived mom of a newborn state.

Catherine Ryan Howard ramps up the tension with the atmospheric setting; the dense, dark woods was a character itself. I couldn’t pick this up before bed which is a sure sign of a creepy read. I enjoyed a combination of print and audio which was read by a full cast with fantastic Irish accents. RUN TIME would make a great addition to your spooky season TBR!

RATING: 4/5
PUB DATE: August 16, 2022

Many thanks to NetGalley, Blackstone Publishing and Blackstone Audio for an electronic ARC and ALC in exchange for an honest review.