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vivajayne's review
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Minor: Vomit and Animal death
c0rpsekat's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
spooky cryptids hunting emotionally damaged friends in a snowy landscape? sounds like a perfect winter horror read . short , fast paced , tense , and frigid .
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Pregnancy, and Body horror
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Animal death, Vomit, and Gun violence
toastrats's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Ania Ahlborn has beautiful, vivid writing and knows how to turn your stomach in the gore moments. It's a fun creature feature that is very reminiscent of Until Dawn (although I realize the book predates the release of the game), so if you want something a little mindless with a high death toll and scary monsters, this is the book.
I think the characters were very unlikable and the way April's story and writing were handled was disappointing. The ending wasn't particularly satisfying and had me feeling frustrated with the decisions of the cast. The emotional weight of some of the big moments failed to land because I just didn't really care about these characters.
Also, you can tell the author really likes the phrase "set his teeth on edge".
I think the characters were very unlikable and the way April's story and writing were handled was disappointing. The ending wasn't particularly satisfying and had me feeling frustrated with the decisions of the cast. The emotional weight of some of the big moments failed to land because I just didn't really care about these characters.
Also, you can tell the author really likes the phrase "set his teeth on edge".
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Animal death and Pregnancy
aedoran08's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Cursing
Moderate: Animal death and Death
judassilver's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Infidelity, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Grief
Minor: Car accident and Misogyny
rogue91's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death
devinjai6655's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I was reccomended this book through TikTok user @baker.reads as a good intro for this author's works. This was my first time reading anything from author Ania Ahlborn and it did not disappoint.
Without spoiling anything, this has so many Until Dawn vibes and I was hooked. Reading it before bed was a mistake, because I was so enraptured and horrified I read until 4 am. Not my favorite writing style, but it was a compelling story.
Without spoiling anything, this has so many Until Dawn vibes and I was hooked. Reading it before bed was a mistake, because I was so enraptured and horrified I read until 4 am. Not my favorite writing style, but it was a compelling story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
Minor: Animal death and Pregnancy
uchihas's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Mostly untagged spoilers ahead, sorry!! Please read at your own discretion.
I’m giving this 2 stars instead of 1 because I like the writing style, it’s very smooth and easy to read while still being flowy and interesting. This author has been recommended to me SO many times and I will probably give her another chance because I do enjoy the way she writes, this book just wasn’t it for me.
I was invested in the beginning. The characters are good, mostly; they’re pretty one-note and there’s a bit of a heavy romance subplot but they were still likable, even the side characters who serve no purpose(RIP Don and Jenny . It lost me about 60% through when it became obvious that the plot was basically any isolation horror movie that’s ever existed, and then it felt like a waste of time so I just skimmed through the rest of it. Honestly it reminded me a lot of the video game “Until Dawn” which I also didn’t like, but I did like these characters more.
There is a dog,she does die.
I LOVE monster stories and creature features but this just did not do it for me. The creatures reminded me too much of the Spooky Island monsters from the Scooby Doo movie, I couldn’t take them seriously.
Honestly, just read the summary and move on LOL that’s it, that’s the whole book. If you’ve never watched a movie in your life you’ll probably enjoy it though!!
I’m giving this 2 stars instead of 1 because I like the writing style, it’s very smooth and easy to read while still being flowy and interesting. This author has been recommended to me SO many times and I will probably give her another chance because I do enjoy the way she writes, this book just wasn’t it for me.
I was invested in the beginning. The characters are good, mostly; they’re pretty one-note and there’s a bit of a heavy romance subplot but they were still likable, even the side characters who serve no purpose
There is a dog,
I LOVE monster stories and creature features but this just did not do it for me. The creatures reminded me too much of the Spooky Island monsters from the Scooby Doo movie, I couldn’t take them seriously.
Honestly, just read the summary and move on LOL that’s it, that’s the whole book. If you’ve never watched a movie in your life you’ll probably enjoy it though!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death and Pregnancy
Minor: Cursing
emmacartlidge's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Animal death, and Blood
Moderate: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Sexual content, Gore, and Violence
Minor: Infidelity
megmermaid's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Creepy, bloody, snowy monster mayhem with great characters! My first book by Ania Ahlborn and I loved it! It is gory but somehow in a good fun way? I was so stressed out about the dog the entire time, more than the characters lol. There is definitely some cliche situations where you are like no don't do that, don't go there. However it was exactly what I needed and wanted out of this book. The setting of the snow and winter also worked perfectly.
The ending was fantastic and heartbreaking at times.
The ending was fantastic and heartbreaking at times.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Gore