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nikkitaylor19's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
3.0
granddadbee's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
aliceallegedly's review against another edition
3.0
Got an arc from work
So skimming a lot of other reviews it seems like the things people had the most issues with were the messy relationship and the pacing. I didn’t mind the messy codependency as much as some people did, even if I was like “girly there’s so many things wrong here” and perhaps I didn’t notice the slow build up because I read most of this in the span of one slow day but I do feel like the ending was too abrupt. I wasn’t really sure what it was going for? At first I thought it was gonna be like that episode of SVU where the girl’s hypnotherapist convinces her she has false memories and winds her up to explode but that didn’t seem to have any follow through? A really shitty depiction of trauma/mental illness making someone act like that? Damn I hope that wasn’t supposed to be the takeaway. A commentary on how easily people get sucked into cults? Maybe but the ending was so abrupt that if that’s the case I feel like we should’ve had MORE. I’m not saying every book as to have a moral but I think I would’ve liked it to have more of a takeaway than “hey would that be fucked up or what?”
I enjoyed a lot of this, in a “oh you two are so messy this cannot end well I’m gonna get the popcorn and see what happens” sort of way, I just would’ve liked more of a conclusion
So skimming a lot of other reviews it seems like the things people had the most issues with were the messy relationship and the pacing. I didn’t mind the messy codependency as much as some people did, even if I was like “girly there’s so many things wrong here” and perhaps I didn’t notice the slow build up because I read most of this in the span of one slow day but I do feel like the ending was too abrupt. I wasn’t really sure what it was going for? At first I thought it was gonna be like that episode of SVU where the girl’s hypnotherapist convinces her she has false memories and winds her up to explode but that didn’t seem to have any follow through? A really shitty depiction of trauma/mental illness making someone act like that? Damn I hope that wasn’t supposed to be the takeaway. A commentary on how easily people get sucked into cults? Maybe but the ending was so abrupt that if that’s the case I feel like we should’ve had MORE. I’m not saying every book as to have a moral but I think I would’ve liked it to have more of a takeaway than “hey would that be fucked up or what?”
I enjoyed a lot of this, in a “oh you two are so messy this cannot end well I’m gonna get the popcorn and see what happens” sort of way, I just would’ve liked more of a conclusion
booksnlavender's review against another edition
3.0
this was so intense that i genuinely don't know what to say! it felt slow at times, and very predictable at others...but i read the whole thing in a day so i can't exactly complain. i liked it! and the ending was WILD.
[thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review!]
[thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review!]
nmkelsey's review against another edition
4.0
My mind is blown, I never expected that ending. Following Sloan in her slow spiral into madness had me, even in the last few pages, expecting it to go the exact opposite of how it did!
raikowlreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Een onbetrouwbare hoofdpersonage, die ook nog je angst omhoog gooit. Je gaat misschien het karakter haten, want waarom vertrouw je nou de persoon die jouw leven heeft gered niet?
Sloan heeft een grote trauma doorgebracht. Haar geheugen heeft haar proberen te helpen met het opsluiten van haar herinnering. Toch probeert ze de deur van de herinnering te openen. En dit leidt tot meer paniek, dan iets goeds.
Ik hou van een spannend boek, alleen soms werd de emoties van Sloan te veel. De paniek die zij kreeg nam ik erg over. Ik heb zelfs de laatste pagina gelezen, omdat ik zelf het moest weten. Het had mij voorbereid op een einde, die misschien niet iedereen zo leuk en aardig vind.
Toen de maskers kwamen gaat echt over het verhelpen van trauma en het achterhalen van de waarom? Waarom toen Sloan er was? Waarom op die nacht? En waarom is zij samen met Cherry de enige overlevenden? Het gaf het boek meer spanning en meer theorieën. Je begint zelf ideeën te creëren die misschien helemaal fout liggen. En het feit dat je door Sloan's ogen kijkt, maakt al deze theorieën gevaarlijk. Ze weet eigenlijk helemaal niks en probeert haar eigen angst te overwinnen.
Als je van thrillers hou, hack and slash verhalen en hoofdpersonages die niet bepaald betrouwbaar zijn, dan is dit zeker een boek voor jou.
Sloan heeft een grote trauma doorgebracht. Haar geheugen heeft haar proberen te helpen met het opsluiten van haar herinnering. Toch probeert ze de deur van de herinnering te openen. En dit leidt tot meer paniek, dan iets goeds.
Ik hou van een spannend boek, alleen soms werd de emoties van Sloan te veel. De paniek die zij kreeg nam ik erg over. Ik heb zelfs de laatste pagina gelezen, omdat ik zelf het moest weten. Het had mij voorbereid op een einde, die misschien niet iedereen zo leuk en aardig vind.
Toen de maskers kwamen gaat echt over het verhelpen van trauma en het achterhalen van de waarom? Waarom toen Sloan er was? Waarom op die nacht? En waarom is zij samen met Cherry de enige overlevenden? Het gaf het boek meer spanning en meer theorieën. Je begint zelf ideeën te creëren die misschien helemaal fout liggen. En het feit dat je door Sloan's ogen kijkt, maakt al deze theorieën gevaarlijk. Ze weet eigenlijk helemaal niks en probeert haar eigen angst te overwinnen.
Als je van thrillers hou, hack and slash verhalen en hoofdpersonages die niet bepaald betrouwbaar zijn, dan is dit zeker een boek voor jou.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Death, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
trblbear's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Predictable and disappointing ending. Had real potential and I had higher hopes for something new and surprising to happen, but it did not.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
This book is if you survived a slasher movie.