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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Pedophilia
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
-went from spooky/haunted horror to science creature feature horror
-very descriptive settings and scenes; gory descriptions of people being killed
-different POVs, lots of characters. couldn’t tell apart the police officers
-good explanation of the “ancient evil” how it came to be, its appearance, and how it operated
-very descriptive settings and scenes; gory descriptions of people being killed
-different POVs, lots of characters. couldn’t tell apart the police officers
-good explanation of the “ancient evil” how it came to be, its appearance, and how it operated
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I saw the movie before I read the book. I hate when that happens, but it is what it is. But because of that I am going to compare the changes in the book to the movies. I loved the movie because it was so damn creepy and I had a bit of a crush on Liev Schreiber, I still think he is a fine looking man, but I'm too old to crush on anyone, save Jason Statham. Both the book and the movie embraced the creep feeling of a deserted town especially one in which the departure of all the characters was abrupt. Rose Mcgowan's character, Lisa Pailey, made no sense in the movie, her actions were that of a spoiled teen. This makes much more sense when one realizes that, in the book she is 14 years old.
the Ancient Enemy is the name given to the creature responsible for the disappearance of the town. I will not go into much detail to avoid spoilers, but there is a Lovecraftian element to the creature in the book. I found this a compelling aspect to the story.
This book is not perfect. I spent the entire book thinking the male lead was black because the characters were so interchangeable and , I sometimes confused her with her adult sister at one time, Koontz described one of the other deputies as black. Unless they were talking about how old Lisa was. Plus there was this whole storyline with an escaped prisoner and a biker that just did not make sense and had an abrupt unsatisfactory ending.
In spite of all that, the creature was so well written, it made up for it and that is why it was a 3.5 star review for me but I am rounding it down for goodreads.
the Ancient Enemy is the name given to the creature responsible for the disappearance of the town. I will not go into much detail to avoid spoilers, but there is a Lovecraftian element to the creature in the book. I found this a compelling aspect to the story.
This book is not perfect. I spent the entire book thinking the male lead was black because the characters were so interchangeable and , I sometimes confused her with her adult sister at one time, Koontz described one of the other deputies as black. Unless they were talking about how old Lisa was. Plus there was this whole storyline with an escaped prisoner and a biker that just did not make sense and had an abrupt unsatisfactory ending.
In spite of all that, the creature was so well written, it made up for it and that is why it was a 3.5 star review for me but I am rounding it down for goodreads.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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:
No
dark
tense
slow-paced
Thrilling story that had me hooked. I genuinely couldn't put it down. What a terrifying concept and wonderful conclusion. The only issue I had with the book was that most of the gun references were wrong. It seemed like someone that knows nothing about guns tried to write a book with gun details that were entirely inaccurate.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No