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tnt925's review against another edition
4.0
Probably my favorite Arkham horror book so far (going In order) but not without its weaknesses
I loved how much detail is put into each character. They feel like real people now. That was a huge issue I had with the first book.
I do feel like more time was spent on character and world details than on horror itself. I feel like the book was held back by its Arkham horror connection a bit here. While I love seeing familiar faces form the games I feel that if it wasn’t connected to the franchise it could have delved deeper into horror elements and gone a bit longer.
Each book has been better than the previous so here’s to the next one!
I loved how much detail is put into each character. They feel like real people now. That was a huge issue I had with the first book.
I do feel like more time was spent on character and world details than on horror itself. I feel like the book was held back by its Arkham horror connection a bit here. While I love seeing familiar faces form the games I feel that if it wasn’t connected to the franchise it could have delved deeper into horror elements and gone a bit longer.
Each book has been better than the previous so here’s to the next one!
colorfulleo92's review
3.0
It had an good premise and I enjoyed parts of it but it was to slow paced for me. I got a bit bored as I didn't think enough happened or it was atmospheric enough for me, but I'm interested in reading more by Rosemary Jones
styx2749's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jcpendragon's review
3.0
Mask of Silver was an interesting read. The heroine of the story is set to be an outcast of the country's political awareness of the 1920s. So her standoffish, and keep to herself attitude seemed a little off-putting at first. Within the first couple of chapters, you could deduce that the main antagonist of the story was going to be obvious. However, gathering information and the reasons behind the actions and the purpose of the movie they were creating, it wasn't clear besides the "take over the world" evil villain trope, which only appears within the last couple of chapters of the novel itself. That lead to a slightly anticlimactic ending with the characters.
I did enjoy the setting of Arkham in this book. The house does give a creepy, yet specificated setting within. It makes you want to visit New England with how the house is written and described.
All in total it is a good read, but not compared to the other novels in the Arkham Horror series.
I did enjoy the setting of Arkham in this book. The house does give a creepy, yet specificated setting within. It makes you want to visit New England with how the house is written and described.
All in total it is a good read, but not compared to the other novels in the Arkham Horror series.
harbinger1230's review
2.0
The story struggles with pacing. Dialogue is too frequently exposition heavy, and the insertions of the narrators future perspectives often act to remove the tension and dread from scenes. Although it has a thrilling finale, the legwork to get there is too slow and dense to recommend. I am not familiar with the arkham horror games, only the related mythos, but felt that this hindered me more in this volume then others I have read in this series.
shadowspinner's review
dark
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Racism
Minor: Murder
spookygrrrl's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
cwebb's review
4.0
Die Arkham Horror Serie von Aconyte schreiben unterschiedliche Autoren, damit ist zu erwarten, dass es deutliche Unterschiede geben wird. War bisher das Highlight von S.A. Sidor, so bietet nun Rosemary Jones auch ein sehr gutes Buch.
Eine Filmcrew geht nach Arkham, und... naja, es wird horrormässig. Sehr gut umgesetzt ist jedoch die Paralelle, dass alles wirklich grausame quasi abseits der Kamera oder des Blickfelds der Protagonistin passiert. Außer Andeutungen und Träumen und Unfällen passiert recht wenig, und dennoch stellt sich das gewünschte Gefühl von Lovecraft'schem Horror ein.
Eine Filmcrew geht nach Arkham, und... naja, es wird horrormässig. Sehr gut umgesetzt ist jedoch die Paralelle, dass alles wirklich grausame quasi abseits der Kamera oder des Blickfelds der Protagonistin passiert. Außer Andeutungen und Träumen und Unfällen passiert recht wenig, und dennoch stellt sich das gewünschte Gefühl von Lovecraft'schem Horror ein.
ssejig's review
3.0
Can the hubris of one man cause pain down through generations? Yes. Yes it can. And the book opens with just such a man who, even as his house is burning down around him, asks the maid to save his portrait rather than his children. It is a stunning opening to a book I had mixed thoughts about. During my reading, I was rather thrown off by abrupt changes in pacing. But It may be that Jones was using that to create an ambiance of reading.