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2.94 AVERAGE
2.94 AVERAGE
Midnight on Beacon Street had some good nods to the horror it's main character, Amy truly loved and did feel like a love letter to the genre, without really culminating in anything that does the genre justice. It was cozy and felt nostalgic, but it was sometimes confusing (especially when we called people by the first letter of their name?) And jumped around a bit.
The writing was decent, characters believable (in like an 80s slasher kind of way i.e. stereotypical).
Maybe it was because I was very excited about this book but it really fell flat. There wasnt really anything that happened. I liked the suspense that was built counting down to midnight, parallels in Amys life from when she was the one being babysat, but overall I wanted more.
More from the characters, more from the writing more from the storyline, more from the ending.
I could see where the author was going and clearly loves the movies they are homaging, but it's difficult to put yourself with big horror names.
Thank you to Harper Perennial and Emily Ruth Verona for the e-ARC. All views expressed are my own.
The writing was decent, characters believable (in like an 80s slasher kind of way i.e. stereotypical).
Maybe it was because I was very excited about this book but it really fell flat. There wasnt really anything that happened. I liked the suspense that was built counting down to midnight, parallels in Amys life from when she was the one being babysat, but overall I wanted more.
More from the characters, more from the writing more from the storyline, more from the ending.
I could see where the author was going and clearly loves the movies they are homaging, but it's difficult to put yourself with big horror names.
Thank you to Harper Perennial and Emily Ruth Verona for the e-ARC. All views expressed are my own.
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Interesting, but not challenging.
dark
mysterious
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Did I read it in a day? Yes. Did anything really happen in the book? No. This had potential but fell flat.
dark
mysterious
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
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
very boring and not thrilling. do not recommend.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated