597 reviews for:

All the Dead Lie Down

Kyrie McCauley

3.81 AVERAGE

mther02's review

4.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

n_van_h's review

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

katieb_93's review

5.0

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What an absolutely beautiful tale. The perfect amount of twists and turns, all of which surprised me. Kyrie McCauley’s masterful storytellings painted a darkly compelling storm, quietly raging at Lovelace house. The storm may quietly rage through the night, but come dawn, there will be damage.
After Marin’s mother passed away unexpectedly, she’s offered a nanny position by a woman who was once friends with her mother. Not just any woman. Alice Lovelace: one of the greatest horror novelists of our time.
Room and board in an all out *estate*, in exchange for watching a couple of kids during the day? Yes, please.
But right away, things aren’t what they seem at Lovelace. From the house grounds to its occupants.
Can Marin find out what cursed Lovelace house? Or will she die trying?

I couldn’t get enough of this sapphic, gothic mystery. 5 stars. Lovelace house and grounds will be the setting of many a nightmare, I’m sure.

baileydb96's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cosmicjess's review

5.0

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IMMACULATE! immaculate! exactly what I needed fr

littlejesterdude's review

4.0

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-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

nessas_lair's review

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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Thank you Frenzy Books for the eARC! I loved this book! Couldn’t put it down. I was binging this at work because the plot and characters were just so captivating. This book has such an eerie and gothic vibe, which I absolutely live for. I don’t usually enjoy reading books with the undead trope, but this trope was so well written in this story! The children gave me the creeps, but I loved how their relationship with Marin evolved throughout the story. I loved Evie and Marin’s relationship, and immediately thought they gave off pride vibes when first met 😂 OMG the plot reveals, though! I can’t even. There were so many plot reveals in the second half of the book, and I thought every single one worked really well with the story. The pace was really well done in this story, and the ending was satisfying as well. I really recommend this if you like gothic reads about the undead.

folkloresmoon's review

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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trisha_thomas's review

3.0

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I liked the dark vibe of this one. As soon as she arrives, the kids had me spooked. I liked following the story as the sister arrived, the kids pulled their tricks, and Alice continued to be absent and vague. I found the house unnerving and the tricks frightening. But I thought the story got a bit slow in the middle and I wished it'd move a bit quicker. But it did hold my attention and definitely kept me guessing. I never guessed the twist and I really enjoyed the wrap up ending.

A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

pucks_pups's review

3.25

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated