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_kristinsworld's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
“You will be scared and you won’t know why…”
A series of odd events with a jaw dropping ending. You just gotta read it for yourself.
A series of odd events with a jaw dropping ending. You just gotta read it for yourself.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
lindseyrinehart's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The author builds all this atmosphere up and then wastes it. I won’t spoil the ending but I will say I wish he’d written that they’d all been ax-murdered at the farmhouse. That would have been a better ending.
emmabeckman's review against another edition
3.0
First 30 pages: terrifying.
Next 150 pages: boring and confusing, too many cliches (which may have been the point now that I've read the ending, but I still didn't like reading them) including basements, dead cellphones, and going into the creepy building.
Last 30 pages: confusing and terrifying.
I think part of this is on me, in the sense that I should have read all of the events in the last setting all in one session, rather than in bits and pieces. I think the writing did a fairly good job of showing how frantic the character was feeling.
Some things were easy to see coming. Other twists were just confusing. Usually I don't mind an open ending, but this one I think was too open ended, and I don't have enough interest to read the whole book again just to figure it out. There were just way too many loose ends by the time you read the last page.
So, three stars because parts of it were definitely creepy and I did get the chills at one bit in the end, but overall it wasn't THAT compelling for me.
Next 150 pages: boring and confusing, too many cliches (which may have been the point now that I've read the ending, but I still didn't like reading them) including basements, dead cellphones, and going into the creepy building.
Last 30 pages: confusing and terrifying.
I think part of this is on me, in the sense that I should have read all of the events in the last setting all in one session, rather than in bits and pieces. I think the writing did a fairly good job of showing how frantic the character was feeling.
Some things were easy to see coming. Other twists were just confusing. Usually I don't mind an open ending, but this one I think was too open ended, and I don't have enough interest to read the whole book again just to figure it out. There were just way too many loose ends by the time you read the last page.
So, three stars because parts of it were definitely creepy and I did get the chills at one bit in the end, but overall it wasn't THAT compelling for me.
adinadwd's review against another edition
4.0
This felt like a fever dream.
Wow, I'm always amazed when an author can build such a suffocating/creepy/skin crawling/uncomfortable tone and setting throughout the book.
Wow, I'm always amazed when an author can build such a suffocating/creepy/skin crawling/uncomfortable tone and setting throughout the book.
kristen_rouge's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
anjelicad's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
lisa_reads_a_lot's review against another edition
5.0
Even better the 2nd time around. Knowing what it is about and how it ends made it even more enjoyable. A must read.
ahmaymay's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
planky's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I have no idea what I just read, but it was enjoyable enough.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts