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tfabers's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
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? No
3.0
thatonewhoreads's review against another edition
5.0
Hands down the best horror book I have ever read. Didn’t expect anything from this book, the fact horror is hit and miss makes reading horror a challenge. But I loved the characters, the storyline, the twists and turns everything was so good about this book. This book is so underrated and I’m glad I read it!
whispersofareader's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
shaank's review against another edition
1.0
Ugh. I wish whoever wrote the back cover descriptions for Little's books also wrote his books... especially the endings.
innae's review against another edition
3.0
This story about insurance seriously creeped me out. There were many times in the book where I thought, yeah, that could happen -- and that is not a good feeling when you are reading a horror novel - or maybe it is. This book evoked the horror and fear I think it was hoping for. I was a little disappointed with the end, but that often happens with horror novels. I like the ones where sometimes the good guy doesn't win...or if he does, sometimes the bad guy is around for another round later.
iamthez's review against another edition
3.0
Meh. It wasn't anything amazing, it wasn't anything terrible. I found it interesting that this one group of friends happened to be the most unluckiest group of people ever until the very end when they needed all the luck they could get.
I've heard people complain about how it just turned randomly supernatural, and I guess it did, although really, it'd been hinting that way for a while.
It was an okay read, and I'm glad I found it in a bargain bin, because it really wasn't anything special.
I've heard people complain about how it just turned randomly supernatural, and I guess it did, although really, it'd been hinting that way for a while.
It was an okay read, and I'm glad I found it in a bargain bin, because it really wasn't anything special.
queerbillydeluxe's review against another edition
3.0
3 and a half...I liked the book and plot a great deal, but the ending...meh
iamthez's review against another edition
3.0
Meh. It wasn't anything amazing, it wasn't anything terrible. I found it interesting that this one group of friends happened to be the most unluckiest group of people ever until the very end when they needed all the luck they could get.
I've heard people complain about how it just turned randomly supernatural, and I guess it did, although really, it'd been hinting that way for a while.
It was an okay read, and I'm glad I found it in a bargain bin, because it really wasn't anything special.
I've heard people complain about how it just turned randomly supernatural, and I guess it did, although really, it'd been hinting that way for a while.
It was an okay read, and I'm glad I found it in a bargain bin, because it really wasn't anything special.
dboorn23's review against another edition
4.0
I did not expect that ending!
The book is great, the first third being a slow, pretty creepy build-up, the middle third ramps up the action and the last third takes a complete U-turn into the bizarre.
I really liked the ending but I would have liked it to ideally be the ending to a book that was tonally consistent with it. It turns all Guillermo Del Toro on you and it doesn't entirely fit in my opinion.
This is my first Bentley Little book and if they weren't like gold dust to get hold of over here in the UK, I'd be picking up a lot more. I picked this one because I actually work in insurance and wanted to see how the subject was handled as I love horror books but rarely do I connect with the circumstances (I don't attempt to revive the dead at Indian burial grounds, live in a haunted house, get lost in the Scandinavian wilderness that often, etc). I thought the subject was handled well and I actually laughed at how ludicrous some of the situations were.
I would definitely recommend this book to everyone. The whole thing's a five star read but from two very different five star stories.
4.5 Evil Critical Illness Policies out of 5.
The book is great, the first third being a slow, pretty creepy build-up, the middle third ramps up the action and the last third takes a complete U-turn into the bizarre.
I really liked the ending but I would have liked it to ideally be the ending to a book that was tonally consistent with it. It turns all Guillermo Del Toro on you and it doesn't entirely fit in my opinion.
This is my first Bentley Little book and if they weren't like gold dust to get hold of over here in the UK, I'd be picking up a lot more. I picked this one because I actually work in insurance and wanted to see how the subject was handled as I love horror books but rarely do I connect with the circumstances (I don't attempt to revive the dead at Indian burial grounds, live in a haunted house, get lost in the Scandinavian wilderness that often, etc). I thought the subject was handled well and I actually laughed at how ludicrous some of the situations were.
I would definitely recommend this book to everyone. The whole thing's a five star read but from two very different five star stories.
4.5 Evil Critical Illness Policies out of 5.