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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
I loved the premise and the writing and the plot, but I feel like it drug on and on and on.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I didnt feel like reading it. Might read one of his other books instead tho
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
tense
medium-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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
As someone who's generally creeped out by movies/games centered around supernatural cults and who really enjoyed the "true crime"-like vibe of Penance by Eliza Clark, this scratched an itch for me. This would make a good Outlast-type game adaptation. The lore and exposition ran deep and I really enjoyed that.
It got rambly and nihilistic near the end, and Jed was so unpleasant and unnecessary to the story. I'm glad he wasn't a larger part of it, but he did take away from the final climax of the novel for me. Not sure what his character was supposed to add.
I also found some of the exciting scenes difficult to visualize and follow. I get that Kyle was supposed to be in a state of panic for most of these, but the writing would jump from describing one bit of the scene, to digressing to another part in more detail, before jumping back to the original thing it was supposed to be describing. It didn't flow well, and that made scenes difficult to visualize and therefore reduced their spookiness factor.
It got rambly and nihilistic near the end, and Jed was so unpleasant and unnecessary to the story. I'm glad he wasn't a larger part of it, but he did take away from the final climax of the novel for me. Not sure what his character was supposed to add.
I also found some of the exciting scenes difficult to visualize and follow. I get that Kyle was supposed to be in a state of panic for most of these, but the writing would jump from describing one bit of the scene, to digressing to another part in more detail, before jumping back to the original thing it was supposed to be describing. It didn't flow well, and that made scenes difficult to visualize and therefore reduced their spookiness factor.
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes