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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
På den ene side var mange af dens mere gyser scener gode. Forfatteren har en fantastisk måde at beskrive lig på. Det var meget billeddannende og virkede godt.
På den anden side OMFG. Jeg forstår ikke hvorfor den ikke var tagged som "young adult". Hovedkarakteren Luna var 16 år gammel, og det meste af bogen omhandlede hende og hendes 15-16 årige venner. Den var også VIRKELIG insisterende på den her "love yourself" morale, og det virkede bare ekstremt kikset.
For ikke engang at nævne Crane. Hans karakter føltes som en af goth ungerne fra south park. Hans rigtige navn var Robert, men han havde selvfølgelig sit edgy goth pseudonym Crane. Jeg elsker normalt når bøger har alternative karaktere. Især når de nævner musikgrupper der passer til deres subkulturer. MEN måden Crane talte om type o negative skadet mig psykisk.
"Peter Steele is a giant among men. Figuratively and literally. The man is almost seven feet tall, and he can sing - if you dont mind songs about death."
Det var slemt. Især fordi type o laver nærmest aldrig sange om døden?? Altså ja de har nogle, men ofte omhandler de bare sex, så det giver heller ingen rigtig mening.
På den anden side OMFG. Jeg forstår ikke hvorfor den ikke var tagged som "young adult". Hovedkarakteren Luna var 16 år gammel, og det meste af bogen omhandlede hende og hendes 15-16 årige venner. Den var også VIRKELIG insisterende på den her "love yourself" morale, og det virkede bare ekstremt kikset.
For ikke engang at nævne Crane. Hans karakter føltes som en af goth ungerne fra south park. Hans rigtige navn var Robert, men han havde selvfølgelig sit edgy goth pseudonym Crane. Jeg elsker normalt når bøger har alternative karaktere. Især når de nævner musikgrupper der passer til deres subkulturer. MEN måden Crane talte om type o negative skadet mig psykisk.
"Peter Steele is a giant among men. Figuratively and literally. The man is almost seven feet tall, and he can sing - if you dont mind songs about death."
Det var slemt. Især fordi type o laver nærmest aldrig sange om døden?? Altså ja de har nogle, men ofte omhandler de bare sex, så det giver heller ingen rigtig mening.
This was such a fun read that I finished in one sitting!
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this was so fun and i loved the matriarchal family dynamics in this story!
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
The Evans family run the town's funeral home. They've been keeping a secret at bay. The reason they are in the funeral home business is because they have to guide some of the dead back to their eternal death. Vampires are on the rise again and the Evans ladies must keep the secret.
Opinion
I love vampire books. I had higher expectations for this book than I received. The vampires in this book are more akin to zombies than the traditional vampire. This was the only part of the book I did not like.
The rest of the story went down like a fine whiskey, smooth and intriguing. I was anticipating what was going to happen next during most of the book. This is a fine read for a cold winter night.
Many thanks to Net Galley and to St. Martin's Press for providing me with an ARC of this book.
Opinion
I love vampire books. I had higher expectations for this book than I received. The vampires in this book are more akin to zombies than the traditional vampire. This was the only part of the book I did not like.
The rest of the story went down like a fine whiskey, smooth and intriguing. I was anticipating what was going to happen next during most of the book. This is a fine read for a cold winter night.
Many thanks to Net Galley and to St. Martin's Press for providing me with an ARC of this book.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I finished this begrudgingly. I hated the way the surprise was dragged out for so long, and then just kinda...tossed out. like..I think this is where I started dropping books that are like "we'll tell you about that later" cause when later comes, im disappointed.
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.75
I'm genuinely torn with this book, and unfortunately, the parts that bothered me bothered me a LOT!
First, I absolutely loved the premise. I loved the idea of generations of women owning and managing a funeral home, needless of dated expectations and ideals of the role of women in small town Texas.
I loved the inclusion and acknowledgment of the various different struggles that different groups of people face in close-minded environments.
I loved that these women guarded the town from the rising dead.
What I hated:
- how is it that you have a family of women that for countless generations have been safeguarding secrets and hunting monsters but have NEVER LEARNED HOW TO COMMUNICATE????
- women keeping things from each other, not trusting each other, holding years of resentment and bitterness against each other, this is so cliche.
- when you have an all women cast, write them how actual groups of women would behave.
- if these women were a TEAM and a true family and handled their shit without needless bickering and miscommunication, this book would have been a 5 star read, hands down. Instead we got stuck with stereotypes.
- even if you wanted to make generational trauma a part of the character development, there is a way to do it where it doesn't feel needlessly tedious and one dimensional.
- I also really struggled with a lot of the descriptions. The multiple POV was fine, but there was situational recapping almost every time you got to a new POV that it felt super repetitive. The descriptions used for the characters' physical reactions to things was also so repetitive that it got annoying for me.
- lastly, you can't have a FMC acting completely apathetic towards their love interest and then in the last few chapters talk about how she so deeply loves and trusts him just for the sake of a predictable twist.
I just .. ugh, I wanted to love this book but simply couldn't.
P.s. No MC pregnancy tropes
I'm genuinely torn with this book, and unfortunately, the parts that bothered me bothered me a LOT!
First, I absolutely loved the premise. I loved the idea of generations of women owning and managing a funeral home, needless of dated expectations and ideals of the role of women in small town Texas.
I loved the inclusion and acknowledgment of the various different struggles that different groups of people face in close-minded environments.
I loved that these women guarded the town from the rising dead.
What I hated:
- how is it that you have a family of women that for countless generations have been safeguarding secrets and hunting monsters but have NEVER LEARNED HOW TO COMMUNICATE????
- women keeping things from each other, not trusting each other, holding years of resentment and bitterness against each other, this is so cliche.
- when you have an all women cast, write them how actual groups of women would behave.
- if these women were a TEAM and a true family and handled their shit without needless bickering and miscommunication, this book would have been a 5 star read, hands down. Instead we got stuck with stereotypes.
- even if you wanted to make generational trauma a part of the character development, there is a way to do it where it doesn't feel needlessly tedious and one dimensional.
- I also really struggled with a lot of the descriptions. The multiple POV was fine, but there was situational recapping almost every time you got to a new POV that it felt super repetitive. The descriptions used for the characters' physical reactions to things was also so repetitive that it got annoying for me.
- lastly, you can't have a FMC acting completely apathetic towards their love interest and then in the last few chapters talk about how she so deeply loves and trusts him just for the sake of a predictable twist.
I just .. ugh, I wanted to love this book but simply couldn't.
P.s. No MC pregnancy tropes
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
She gives Grady Hendrix vibes which I like.