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Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard

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punkersfictionreads's review against another edition

2.5

I’ve heard amazing things about this author and was so excited to read Run Time. The book sounded right up my alley, unfortunately it was a miss for me.

I really enjoyed the idea of this story. I felt like it started off strong. I was invested in our main character and wanted to see where her story went.

But this book is way to long. The middle was to slow for me. I knew the twist a mile away and was ready to get to it by the halfway point. I feel like this book would have worked better as a novella the idea was solid and interesting.

Overall I will definitely be giving this author another chance. I enjoyed her writing style and thought the idea of Run Time was fantastic. Just needed to be shorter in my opinion.
2.5/5 Stars

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for sending me an arc copy in exchange for my honest review.

cmhknitz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

maryleong's review against another edition

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1.0

This was extraordinarily bad. This novel tried to be too clever with its surprise reveals and meta elements, but ended up being repetitive and borderline unreadable.

Let's see: 1) This novel is about the filming of a horror flick at a remote cabin; 2) the film is about Kate and Joel, who find a horror novel in the cabin and key plot points start to happen to them; and 3) the actress playing Kate starts experiencing the same things as the film/novel/who even cares at this point.

The twists were contrived and uncompelling, and honestly, the ending (which tried to add an additional meta component) just made me roll my eyes. Good god. What a waste of time.

taramoonzz's review against another edition

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2.0

I was stoked for this one but I just found it all to be a little choppy. The inclusion of film scripts is...a choice. I can see where it would've worked, but here it chopped up the action scenes and made the plot feel disjointed.