Reviews

Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus

cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition

5.0

A 2020 staff favorite recommended by Mark. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Sbent%20heavens%20kraus__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold

michereading's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.5

dawnoftheread's review against another edition

4.0

I respect this book, and it’s take on horror. But like it? Woof. So hard to get through, but I had to know what was going on.

felixtrom's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

trippyotter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

OH. MY. The ending?! It'd make Stephen King proud. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Torture, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Death of parent

sobiereads's review against another edition

4.0

look, I'm not gonna lie and say this was good, because it really wasn't, but I REALLY appreciate YA with the guts to be the most disturbing thing some kid has ever read. if I had read this as a Youth, it would have changed the trajectory of my life forever. this shit was gnarly and visceral, with some really great bits of imaginative writing (the eyeball jar bit...whoough). if you want a YA horror book that'll feed you visions of fucked-up creatures, and fucked-up kids, and fucked-up war crimes, this is it. just make sure you don't squint at the plot too hard, or it'll fall apart.

esquires1214's review against another edition

5.0

3.75 stars

katharinaxx's review against another edition

3.0

I absolutely adore the writing. Unfortunately I guessed the real identity of

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A the first time it appeared

, and that took away some of the joy of the big reveal. In my opinion, towards the grand finale the book regrettably turned into a cheap Hollywood drama and

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Doug's

character fell super flat.

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The original quest of getting information about Liv's Dad from A seemed to be all but abandoned.

crystalblu's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

jenny313's review against another edition

4.0

Slow beginning but the ending was something I never expected.