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2.72 AVERAGE
2.72 AVERAGE
I decided to give this book a chance since I love horror. This is a quick read; it's the story of a group of five friends who spend a night at a Heian-era mansion in Japan to celebrate a couple's wedding. It would've taken me quicker to finish this if I already knew the words I looked up on Google; what I'm trying to say that the writing style was a bit difficult for me to enjoy with English not being my first language. The setting is interesting, but I didn't really care much for the characters, but their connections to each other made me feel confused and say, "What the fuck". Giving this book only two stars because it could be better.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Everyone was so unlikeable and lowkey sucked. 5 stars.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I was shocked at how much I enjoyed this book. I typically shy away from horror stories. Guts, gore, and viscera do not disturb me but I despise the jump scare, something peeking out of a darkened room kind of tale.
This is a ghost story. Five friends enter a crumbling Heian-era mansion intending to spend the night celebrating a wedding. They are drawn in by the shadows, dust, gloom, and malevolent atmosphere. Through the night their animosity, rage, jealousy are fueled and fanned by the ghosts around them and their own memories and perceptions of each other. Khaw keeps the tension high as the atmosphere darkens and draws from Japanese myth and legend to populate the house with a magnitude of terrifying creatures.
Highly recommended for any fan of haunted house horror.
I received a free advance copy from Netgalley in exchange for my unbiased review.
This is a ghost story. Five friends enter a crumbling Heian-era mansion intending to spend the night celebrating a wedding. They are drawn in by the shadows, dust, gloom, and malevolent atmosphere. Through the night their animosity, rage, jealousy are fueled and fanned by the ghosts around them and their own memories and perceptions of each other. Khaw keeps the tension high as the atmosphere darkens and draws from Japanese myth and legend to populate the house with a magnitude of terrifying creatures.
Highly recommended for any fan of haunted house horror.
I received a free advance copy from Netgalley in exchange for my unbiased review.
challenging
dark
I liked the story and the style. I wish it was just a little longer so either the characters had more time to develop or the dread had more time to percolate. I'll be looking for their other books.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a horror book but the narrator is a psychotic English/Japanese lit major and every other word is some convoluted metaphor and it got old real quick. Hard to follow the story around all the simile.