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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not bad.
Fun little inspirational horror.
Not his strongest ending, but not bad.
I did want those who were responsible for keeping Daphne alive, so to speak, should have suffered quite a bit more.
Fun little inspirational horror.
Not his strongest ending, but not bad.
I did want those who were responsible for keeping Daphne alive, so to speak, should have suffered quite a bit more.
Thank you, NetGalley and Random House, for offering me an e-arc of this work in exchange for my honest review.
Daphne is a slasher/thriller following a group of teen athletes. Our main character, Kit Lamb, is fixated on the Samhattan legend of 7-foot-tall and denim clad Daphne. It is said Daphne, who was brutally murdered years before, kills anyone who thinks of her too much. I like how the author builds tension with recurring thoughts and fear of Daphne, especially as we continue to see Kit unravel throughout the narrative.Daphne has a presence without having to do much work. In the same vein as Freddy Krueger or even The Candyman, readers see how thoughts shape the perception of one’s own realities. The language flows in a natural and casual manner, making for a quick read. Many of the sections can easily be broken down into scenes as if they were a movie. My largest critique of the narrative would be that a lot of the action happened off the page and was up for interpretation/meant to reflect a general anxiety within characters that I just didn’t feel. Readers were quite limited by Kit’s perspective (and the other basketball players Daphne got to). Malerman’s Daphne was very reminiscent of Creepy Pastas in the early 2010s.
Daphne is a slasher/thriller following a group of teen athletes. Our main character, Kit Lamb, is fixated on the Samhattan legend of 7-foot-tall and denim clad Daphne. It is said Daphne, who was brutally murdered years before, kills anyone who thinks of her too much. I like how the author builds tension with recurring thoughts and fear of Daphne, especially as we continue to see Kit unravel throughout the narrative.Daphne has a presence without having to do much work. In the same vein as Freddy Krueger or even The Candyman, readers see how thoughts shape the perception of one’s own realities. The language flows in a natural and casual manner, making for a quick read. Many of the sections can easily be broken down into scenes as if they were a movie. My largest critique of the narrative would be that a lot of the action happened off the page and was up for interpretation/meant to reflect a general anxiety within characters that I just didn’t feel. Readers were quite limited by Kit’s perspective (and the other basketball players Daphne got to). Malerman’s Daphne was very reminiscent of Creepy Pastas in the early 2010s.
2.5 really
This was like the rules of IT meets shitty Scream 4 meets cognitive behavioural therapy but not in a slay way. Some solid concepts but overall fell kinda flat
This was like the rules of IT meets shitty Scream 4 meets cognitive behavioural therapy but not in a slay way. Some solid concepts but overall fell kinda flat
So much more successful than the house at the bottom of the lake when it came to the overarching metaphors about growing up and some truly good work with the anxiety. It amazes me how different in quality JM’s books can be
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
why does he write about kiss and rush like they’re the scariest heavy metal bands ever lmaooo
“You can think anything into being.”
Daphne. Say that name.
A high school team is being brutally slain one by one and no one can stop it. All because they think of the name Daphne.
Who is Daphne? It seems like the whole town knows her, but no one wants to even say her name. Don’t even think it.
This book had me at the edge of my seat, my heart pounding, and legitimately freaked out. Daphne is terrifying.
Josh Malerman did a fantastic job personifying anxiety into a truly nightmarish horror story.
This gave me vibes of the newer movie “It Follows” with a dab of “Nightmare on Elm Street.”
I loved everything about it. Excuse me while I go pick up the author’s entire back catalogue.
Thank you NetGalley for giving me a digital copy in exchange for my honest review.
Daphne. Say that name.
A high school team is being brutally slain one by one and no one can stop it. All because they think of the name Daphne.
Who is Daphne? It seems like the whole town knows her, but no one wants to even say her name. Don’t even think it.
This book had me at the edge of my seat, my heart pounding, and legitimately freaked out. Daphne is terrifying.
Josh Malerman did a fantastic job personifying anxiety into a truly nightmarish horror story.
This gave me vibes of the newer movie “It Follows” with a dab of “Nightmare on Elm Street.”
I loved everything about it. Excuse me while I go pick up the author’s entire back catalogue.
Thank you NetGalley for giving me a digital copy in exchange for my honest review.
DNF audiobook it 55% due to excessive basketball talk, and little too nil actual horror or feelings of foreboding/disconcertment/etc
Just super disappointing and the alternating journal entry style of storytelling was a huge miss for me.
The narrator was decent though.
Just super disappointing and the alternating journal entry style of storytelling was a huge miss for me.
The narrator was decent though.
2.5 stars, rounded down. I picked up this book expecting Freddy Krueger and got a lengthy description of basketball and anxiety (from the main character) and other traumas from her teenage friends. However, the descriptions just didn't resonate.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes