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The Shuddering

Ania Ahlborn

3.62 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

I’ve got mixed feelings. It was tense, and I loved the monsters. But I had a hard time connecting to any of the characters. I don’t hate the ending, but it definitely leaves you hanging.
Loveable characters: No

the story itself was not that bad. the concept and the idea of creatures hidden in the forest and coming out when it snows is cool. however, the worst part of the book were the characters. they were insufferable. not one of these characters were really likable, except for april and oona the dog. lauren was fine but i didn’t really care for her. ryan was kind of annoying. sawyer was a dick and jane was the worst of them all.

however i did enjoy the beginning of chapters 1, 2, 3 and 6. 
starting the story off by introducing these creatures and having small parts telling more about how violent they really are was very interesting. 

would i read this book again? no. i don’t think i could sit and reread about three obnoxious adults basically bulling a stranger because they’re dating a friend/old fling
dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark tense fast-paced

It was a good book. If you're okay being afraid and kept on edge, also okay with some sad parts and gore, it's worth it. A very survivor type book. I'm not sure how I feel about the ending, but it was good, just not what I wanted lol
adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No