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The Reddening by Adam L.G. Nevill

16 reviews

jupitervivienne's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

As a fan of southern gothic, I’ve been wanting to explore folk horror since they feel like sister sub genres. This book was recommended a lot for the genre and, since I enjoyed the film adaptation of The Ritual, I was excited to read this. Unfortunately this wasn’t the right start of this genre for me. The beginning chapters, while quality-wise feeling like a first draft, captivated and horrified me with the initial introduction to the red people. The following chapter detailing the press conference about the cave discoveries also intrigued me and I was ready for more. The story doesn’t really go anywhere particularly interesting with this though, making the threat and horror of the situation fall flat. It also attempts to tie in a bunch of different elements to give a sense of the grand power of the cult, but ends up feeling too random and disconnected. I also felt disappointed by the writing of the two main women Kat and Helene, which again made something initially interesting fall flat.

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renkf7's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced

4.0


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somebodys_fool's review against another edition

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

2.0


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catspajamas15's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

The first part of this book, the build-up, was probably the best part. It was tense, mysterious and creepy. However, that faded fast. I found the writing too descriptive and almost condescending. 
I loved The Ritual but the other Nevill books I’ve read just haven’t hit the same. 
The characters weren’t distinct enough and I was confused who was who in the climactic last few chapters. The mystery remained a mystery and I just finished the book feeling overall unsatisfied. 

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brokenlyrium's review

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adventurous 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

3.0

There was too much detail to landscapes and interior layouts of people's homes, and not near enough cannibalistic cult for my liking.
They only ate one dude!!

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wulnerable's review against another edition

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5.0

plot twist is WILD

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rojo25's review against another edition

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

4.0


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isabellemay14's review

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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? It's complicated

3.5

This book mixed ancient history with modern vices to deliver an eerie narrative that leaves you feeling uneasy. Slowly discover the horrors of the Red Folk alongside the main characters.

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donnyeatsbooks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5


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leveledmouse's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The purple prose is insane, really next level over-descriptive for no reason. The pacing is great despite that somehow? But unfortunately I really don't like the way men write women usually and this wasn't an exception.  

There was one part in particular, regarding the descriptions, there's a point where mulitiple pages are spent just talking about photos on a wall, while one or two paragraphs describing the general atmosphere or vibe of a couple photos would do.  Multiple pages going on and on and on about a 1960s/70s folk singer who is a background character.  
The author has a really awful habit of saying the same thing 20 different ways back to back for no reason, and it honestly started to ruin an otherwise eerie and *good* book.


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