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emilywoodal's review against another edition
5.0
Holy crap!! Now THAT is how you tell a scary story!!
*EDIT*
Okay, I had to come back and edit this. Only because I normally don't write reviews but I had to edit because I dreamt about this book last night lol. I had my own little horror dream where I was in this book and it was weird af. It's pretty rare that a book will make me dream about it afterwards and this is def one book that I will recommend in the future.
*EDIT*
Okay, I had to come back and edit this. Only because I normally don't write reviews but I had to edit because I dreamt about this book last night lol. I had my own little horror dream where I was in this book and it was weird af. It's pretty rare that a book will make me dream about it afterwards and this is def one book that I will recommend in the future.
emily_woodal's review against another edition
5.0
Holy crap!! Now THAT is how you tell a scary story!!
*EDIT*
Okay, I had to come back and edit this. Only because I normally don't write reviews but I had to edit because I dreamt about this book last night lol. I had my own little horror dream where I was in this book and it was weird af. It's pretty rare that a book will make me dream about it afterwards and this is def one book that I will recommend in the future.
*EDIT*
Okay, I had to come back and edit this. Only because I normally don't write reviews but I had to edit because I dreamt about this book last night lol. I had my own little horror dream where I was in this book and it was weird af. It's pretty rare that a book will make me dream about it afterwards and this is def one book that I will recommend in the future.
jules_withaxe's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Child death
wolfshine's review
4.0
When Ken and his paranormal research group stumble across the idea for the Black Forest, they think it’s too golden of an opportunity to pass up. On their first night, while trying to record some hype to post to the internet, they are warned away. They laugh it off and go anyway. It isn’t long before they start to hear voices and feel as if something evil is nearby. At first they’re elated at the prospect of being able to prove the existence of paranormal entities. So much so that they decide to stay against their urge to turn around and go home. When one member of their group goes missing, the trip goes downhill as each of the remaining members are faced with their own version of the evil.
This book definitely had a Blair Witch vibe. There is a lot of evil tearing the group apart, and in Roberta’s case, turning them against once another. This will be a favorite for those who enjoy classic chillers.
Narration was done well.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
This book definitely had a Blair Witch vibe. There is a lot of evil tearing the group apart, and in Roberta’s case, turning them against once another. This will be a favorite for those who enjoy classic chillers.
Narration was done well.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
allyguay's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
skyfox24kd's review
4.0
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I bumped this up bc of the end. I was thinking three, then no, 3.5 because of some things. There were some weird and wack things in a few parts because, well, demons, right?
Going willingly into the Black Forest ... having weird experiences right off the bat.., and despite many things happening you keep on going; eh— I’m just gonna say the ending was a ‘whap it to you’ kind of thing. Solid ending. Smack! That’s the business.
I liked it better than the author’s other work that I have read.
I bumped this up bc of the end. I was thinking three, then no, 3.5 because of some things. There were some weird and wack things in a few parts because, well, demons, right?
Going willingly into the Black Forest ... having weird experiences right off the bat.., and despite many things happening you keep on going; eh— I’m just gonna say the ending was a ‘whap it to you’ kind of thing. Solid ending. Smack! That’s the business.
I liked it better than the author’s other work that I have read.
saekoshiro's review
4.0
This book was nearly equivalent to reading a supernatural snuff film (porn style).
bookish_rex's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.0
I had seen a glowing review of another Mountford book, The Demonic, and decided to check things out, as it's been a long time since I've gotten a really good, proper scare of a book. In the end, I decided to read this, because haunted forests are more to my taste than haunted houses.
I was expecting, and hoping, to be terrified. Sadly, that wasn't the case. There wasn't enough time spent on creating an atmosphere I could become immersed in. Things moved way too quickly for me to develop any real sense of fear. This story relied too much on gore and just being gross... which is not scary. Possibly, this book could have been frightening, if I could have been able to see past the gore and focus on other elements, but that's the problem- all the gross stuff was so overpowering that it felt like a cop out. The elements that could have been the basis for something much better were fairly predictable. No real surprises here.
Maybe this just wasn't the right Mountford book for me. It wasn't like the actual writing was horrible, so I'm up to giving them another shot. Maybe I'll check out The Demonic. I'm not exactly holding my breath, though, and this author won't be getting any more chances if I'm disappointed again.
I was expecting, and hoping, to be terrified. Sadly, that wasn't the case. There wasn't enough time spent on creating an atmosphere I could become immersed in. Things moved way too quickly for me to develop any real sense of fear. This story relied too much on gore and just being gross... which is not scary. Possibly, this book could have been frightening, if I could have been able to see past the gore and focus on other elements, but that's the problem- all the gross stuff was so overpowering that it felt like a cop out. The elements that could have been the basis for something much better were fairly predictable. No real surprises here.
Maybe this just wasn't the right Mountford book for me. It wasn't like the actual writing was horrible, so I'm up to giving them another shot. Maybe I'll check out The Demonic. I'm not exactly holding my breath, though, and this author won't be getting any more chances if I'm disappointed again.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault and Child death
atherly_jane's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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