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njdarkish's review against another edition
2.0
This book tries to do so many spooky things at once- a stabbing, a creepy town, sinkholes, caves, missing girls, a local monster legend, a yearly folk horror movie celebration, a ventriloquist dummy-turned imaginary friend, a semi-senile grandmother, a bone-tree covered in teeth, missing possessions... I could go on. Unfortunately, only about half of these plot threads really do anything or go anywhere. At its heart there's a solid, although tropey, horror story, but it feels like the author didn't have enough faith in that story so instead we got a version that has so many horror cliches crammed into a couple hundred pages in a desperate attempt to ensure it will manage to be creepy to anybody who reads it, right?
...right?
...right?
gosska's review
4.0
4/5 to OPTYMALNA ocena dla tej książki
-1 ⭐️ za to że Lola jest irytująca (momentami aż przesadnie) i za to że nie dostałam odpowiedzi na wszystkie pytania
-1 ⭐️ za to że Lola jest irytująca (momentami aż przesadnie) i za to że nie dostałam odpowiedzi na wszystkie pytania
clarag's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
kfyoung's review against another edition
2.0
This book was a fever dream. It might be because I listened to the audio book, but this book was all over the place!!! I enjoyed it overall, but think I need to read the physical copy!
alexia_15's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
dembury's review against another edition
3.0
Although the ending was pretty satisfying, I found HARROW LAKE to ultimately be middle of the road. The parts that were creepy became way less so after they were repeated time and time again, and nothing in the scare department felt very fresh. Although I liked the premise of the book, I felt like the execution was just missing that bit of pizazz to make it truly unique.
evewok's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
jess1010's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
marieintheraw's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, don't expect to know it all by the end, but expect some surprisingly good thrills.
I received an ecopy of this book through Penguin Teen via Netgalley; however, my opinions are my own.
I received an ecopy of this book through Penguin Teen via Netgalley; however, my opinions are my own.