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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Author kept inserting political views and demeaning any other views randomly in the middle of the story instead of just writing a good scary story. Have your characters be whatever they want but you don't need to go on political diatribes in the middle of what is supposed to be entertainment.
The mention of TikTok and Instagram along with the very annoying and stereotypical writing of a teenage girl threw me off.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This one had been sitting on my TBR for ages and it finally made its way into the rotation for this years spooky season reads.
I am utterly fascinated with stories that delve into the darkest pieces of humanity - the cracks and shadows where evil can take root and thrive.
A 600 page book can really be a doozy, but I was devouring it the whole way. Really great balance of characters that kept things interesting as well as a masterful blend of horror and humor.
My favorite piece of the book by far (and I almost wish it could have been expanded a bit) was the darker thoughts as expressed by the bold italics.. Super interesting structure concept that I latched onto early.
Overall, a terrifyingly wild unhinged ride!
I am utterly fascinated with stories that delve into the darkest pieces of humanity - the cracks and shadows where evil can take root and thrive.
A 600 page book can really be a doozy, but I was devouring it the whole way. Really great balance of characters that kept things interesting as well as a masterful blend of horror and humor.
My favorite piece of the book by far (and I almost wish it could have been expanded a bit) was the darker thoughts as expressed by the bold italics.. Super interesting structure concept that I latched onto early.
Overall, a terrifyingly wild unhinged ride!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
That feeling when a book has been so hyped and you've been excited to read it for so long that you're afraid it can't live up to your expectations, but then it totally does! I loved this. Great horror, great characters. A honker like this can be tricky, but I was pretty much enthralled for 600+ pages as everything slowly unfolded. LOVE.
adventurous
dark
tense
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Love stories like Midnight Mass. Mass hysteria and supernatural cults. Slow beginning sure, and yet another white person coming up with some bs around Roanoke, but once it picks up, I couldn't put it down
Well. It’s pears and bananas for me for the next little while. What a lovely, horrible, sad, fun read.
Ya’ll…you know the new Chuck Wendig book is batshit bonkers bizarre when he actually has to include an author’s "caveat" afterwards letting readers know that even HE knows "this story is a culmination of all the fucking weirdness inside of me". Which as a reader, I appreciated (and chuckled a bit over), because after I finished BLACK RIVER ORCHARD in the middle of the night -exhausted and bewildered- it was nice for Uncle Chuck to be there, waiting patiently for me, prepared to explain that yes, he agrees: this book is really fucking weird.
Let me be a little more clear: BLACK RIVER ORCHARD is one of the most unhinged books I have ever read. Without giving much away, the book is about a small town transformed by dark magic when seven strange trees start bearing magical apples. As one could probably infer, people eat the apples, all kinds of crazy f*cking shit starts to happen. You have no idea.
No seriously. I’m telling you right now, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FUCKED THE SHIT GETS IN THIS BOOK.
That being said, I loved it. All the stars. #BlackRiverOrchard is my favorite Chuck Wendig book ever (and WANDERERS was a JBC TOP 10 title). This has the hallmarks of a classic Chuck Wendig novel: it’s horror infused with humor; part SALEM’S LOT, part IMAGINARY FRIEND, it’s dark and twisty, funny, emotional, and super violent. And did I mention weird? The book is truly bizarre. In all the best ways. And I promise you will NEVER look at **shudder** apples **shudder** the same way ever again.
Let me be a little more clear: BLACK RIVER ORCHARD is one of the most unhinged books I have ever read. Without giving much away, the book is about a small town transformed by dark magic when seven strange trees start bearing magical apples. As one could probably infer, people eat the apples, all kinds of crazy f*cking shit starts to happen. You have no idea.
No seriously. I’m telling you right now, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FUCKED THE SHIT GETS IN THIS BOOK.
That being said, I loved it. All the stars. #BlackRiverOrchard is my favorite Chuck Wendig book ever (and WANDERERS was a JBC TOP 10 title). This has the hallmarks of a classic Chuck Wendig novel: it’s horror infused with humor; part SALEM’S LOT, part IMAGINARY FRIEND, it’s dark and twisty, funny, emotional, and super violent. And did I mention weird? The book is truly bizarre. In all the best ways. And I promise you will NEVER look at **shudder** apples **shudder** the same way ever again.