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Not my favorite. The premise was good, the writing was great, but the execution of this one didn’t work for me. I’ve got a few tropes/narrative devices of which I’m just not a fan, and this was one of them.

katiiekhaos's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a quick read and enjoyable but didn’t evoke any strong emotions of wow factor for me. The premise was really interesting, and while the atmosphere was a little uncomfortable it never reached a point of being scary or unsettling.

While it has horror themes it doesn’t have the feeling of a traditional horror story. Which may be where I was let down, I was expecting something more scary.

It’s well written and a fairly unique story, but was just lacking something more for me to rate it higher.

sydneylive's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

mattiereads's review

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4.0

Out Behind the Barn is a novella told from the POV of two younger boys. It’s only about 100 pages but in those pages you grow attached to these characters through the amazing writing and character development.
The chapters are only a few pages so you will fly through this one.
It was an unexpected ending that broke my heart and made me cry.
Definitely recommend this one!

rheynir's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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