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adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
WAY BETTER THAN THE FIRST. AND THE FIRST WAS REALLY GOOD!
I love the character-driven nature of the book and it made me forget i was reading a horror novel. The introduction of the new characters, Jerri and Hunter, added lots of tension to the story, especially in Rust and Cole's relationship which i was invested in throughout. So invested in fact, that i didn't care for the slasher quarter when it finally started and the slasher quarter was really good with way gorier kills than the first book. I feel like Cole and Rust's narrative arc in this book ended ambiguously, which felt painfully realistic. This book feels very different to the first - it has a more mature vibe and the small town in the first book now feels like a city. I've already ordered the third book and I'm excited to start reading it. I've heard how divisive it is.
I love the character-driven nature of the book and it made me forget i was reading a horror novel. The introduction of the new characters, Jerri and Hunter, added lots of tension to the story, especially in Rust and Cole's relationship which i was invested in throughout. So invested in fact, that i didn't care for the slasher quarter when it finally started and the slasher quarter was really good with way gorier kills than the first book. I feel like Cole and Rust's narrative arc in this book ended ambiguously, which felt painfully realistic. This book feels very different to the first - it has a more mature vibe and the small town in the first book now feels like a city. I've already ordered the third book and I'm excited to start reading it. I've heard how divisive it is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder
Minor: Transphobia
I (a Canadian) read this at the same time that I read a non-fiction book about the Salem Witch Trials and THIS made me more disappointed in Americans.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Gaslighting
Moderate: Toxic relationship