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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Slow to get started, but once it does, boy, does it go. Great look into the mind of a cult sprinkled with paranormal and occult. Loved it.
Wow, it's really bad. Shockingly bad. Absolutely chock-full of filmmaking and camera based errors, which is surprising coming from the guy who wrote the amazing film, <i>The Ritual</i>. But the prose is awful, the characters are awful, and most of the book is just a relentless infodump. In the final act, it picks up a bit, but it's way too little, way too late.
And the ending is pretty stupid.
And the ending is pretty stupid.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First, I really enjoy the beginning of the book. The characters were introduced pretty well and you got a sense of what drove the characters. I always felt like Max had some skeletons in his closet that he needed to air out but I was really waiting for the story to unfold which it did. The descriptiveness of all the scary elements of the book was written very well and I enjoyed it. I loved how tense the atmosphere was and I felt like I was living the nightmare that Kyle was living in throughout the story. However, a large amount of this book was filled with overexplanation and exposition and backstory on the cult. I do appreciate learning the history of the cult and how it impacted the characters. However, I think the bulk of this story was over explained and all of the tension that was built up from the scary elements of the book were put on pause and took me out of the world building aspect. The end felt a bit rushed to me which is weird to say since this book is over 500 pages and it kind of gave me survival zombie video game tease. Overall, I think it was an okay read. Would I read it again? Probably not but it wasn't terrible. Just not my jam!
⭐3'5/4⭐
Estoy muy decepcionada con el final. 517 páginas para que en 50 se resuelva todo de la manera mas Disney posible... fatalmal
Estoy muy decepcionada con el final. 517 páginas para que en 50 se resuelva todo de la manera mas Disney posible... fatalmal
I had goosebumps!! It’s been ages since a horror novel really got under my skin like Last Days did. The writing evokes a dark and eerie atmosphere, pulling you in with a slow, careful build-up that makes the tension nearly unbearable. The characters are believable, and their reactions to the frightening events feel authentic, making it easy to empathize with their growing terror. The author doesn’t rely on jump-scares or shock value; instead, he weaves psychological horror with supernatural elements, creating a sense of creeping fear that sinks in deep!
Horror done right—disturbing, immersive, and impossible to forget.
Horror done right—disturbing, immersive, and impossible to forget.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not Nevill’s best, unfortunately. I loved the concept of a documentarian getting sucked into a cult, but it got far too other-worldly. If it had stuck in this century and not stretched centuries plural, or connected better with past centuries, it would have been a better book. I wouldn’t recommend it over The Ritual.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book mirrors the type of horror films that catch my attention: it build the tension very gradually, not rushing anywhere without fleshing out the characters at play first.
As events start to spiral out of control, it becomes increasingly tense; the scare sequences are expertly written with such a sense of atmosphere that they are actively terrifying.
It's only slightly let down by iffy dialogue in parts and a couple of heavy handed interactions later on in the book that feel our of place and break up the fine wire tension that has been built upon til that point.
Definitely worth a read!
As events start to spiral out of control, it becomes increasingly tense; the scare sequences are expertly written with such a sense of atmosphere that they are actively terrifying.
It's only slightly let down by iffy dialogue in parts and a couple of heavy handed interactions later on in the book that feel our of place and break up the fine wire tension that has been built upon til that point.
Definitely worth a read!
I mostly was enjoying this, but it’s just gotten very chatty and why doesn’t Kyle believe what Max is saying after everything he’s seen? What does he have to lose?