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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s a pretty good creature feature. I liked it overall.
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Skip is a sheriff enjoying his small town living. The town he serves is thrown into chaos when an earthquake unleashes an ancient beastie hellbent on slaughter. Lucky for Skip a Game Warden named Jay Little Hawk is well versed in First Nation’s Shamanism. He knows what this creature is and more importantly how to kill it. The duo will have to work together to defeat the evil of “The Crota”!
I sure do love a good creature feature. “The Crota” is definitely a product of its time and as such can come across rough. You will know what I mean pretty quickly. Despite this I enjoyed the novel and it kept me hooked until the very end. Definitely one of the more intelligent creature features I’ve read this year.
I sure do love a good creature feature. “The Crota” is definitely a product of its time and as such can come across rough. You will know what I mean pretty quickly. Despite this I enjoyed the novel and it kept me hooked until the very end. Definitely one of the more intelligent creature features I’ve read this year.
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2020 Task #10: Book that takes place in a rural setting
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2020 Task #22: Horror book published by an indie press
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2020 Task #24: Book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2020 Task #22: Horror book published by an indie press
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2020 Task #24: Book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
This is why it pays to read diverse horror. Drawing from indigenous folklore, Crota is a unique, harrowing, and gory creature feature that feels so refreshing, despite being written a quarter-century ago. It backloads a tad too much of its exposition, and demands the reader come with some heavy suspension of disbelief, but the way it weaves Native American culture into an otherwise by-the-book monster mash is a delight.
It's easy to see why Goingback is a favorite at of the Stokers, and he's a writer that deserves so much more attention than he gets. I know I'll be adding more of his work to my TBR.
It's easy to see why Goingback is a favorite at of the Stokers, and he's a writer that deserves so much more attention than he gets. I know I'll be adding more of his work to my TBR.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
That was a neat story, and especially liked the Native American point of view.