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silenttwg's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
3.5
An old-fashioned tent revival has swept through a small town and sunk its claws deep into the ready-to-prey townies. Before it takes place, Allen, a young man in a coma from a terrible accident, awakens and is drawn into a plot darker and more ancient than he dares imagine for something else is also rising from a long slumber, and she's hungry, powerful, and ready to remove all obstacles in her path.
At its heart, this is a cosmic horror between an ancient horror aching to fully awake and the underdog good guys made up of an assortment of odds and ends folks. The characters are an interesting collection and you get an intimate view of their storylines.
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Things roll too fast with this one. You have a woman who tells one of the main characters that she's into girls, and then changes her mind to fall madly in love with the drunken old father after a couple of days of drinking moonshine. This bothered me because they mentioned after the fact that oh, she likes boys too, she's just more selective with them... but um, she states multiple times she's into women and then somehow getting drunk enough to pee herself is a good indication that this hunk of a drunk is the right choice to change who attracts her? I don't know if this was a throwback to old cliche horror, but there's a mention of a big-breasted woman running with her breasts threatening to give her a black eye. My man, that better be a nod to something and not serious, cause no, just no.
The fact that it only took a couple of days of drunken, juvenile intercourse and running around town to create a long-lasting romance between a straight drunk and a lesbian, at least bi, drunk really summed up the speed of the story. It just tumbled too quickly forward, not fleshing out what needed fleshed, maybe there were too many characters being explored, something missed the mark.
Additionally, deeper into the story, the editing became rougher and rougher.
I like the story idea, but this still needs polishing and further development.
At its heart, this is a cosmic horror between an ancient horror aching to fully awake and the underdog good guys made up of an assortment of odds and ends folks. The characters are an interesting collection and you get an intimate view of their storylines.
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Things roll too fast with this one. You have a woman who tells one of the main characters that she's into girls, and then changes her mind to fall madly in love with the drunken old father after a couple of days of drinking moonshine. This bothered me because they mentioned after the fact that oh, she likes boys too, she's just more selective with them... but um, she states multiple times she's into women and then somehow getting drunk enough to pee herself is a good indication that this hunk of a drunk is the right choice to change who attracts her? I don't know if this was a throwback to old cliche horror, but there's a mention of a big-breasted woman running with her breasts threatening to give her a black eye. My man, that better be a nod to something and not serious, cause no, just no.
The fact that it only took a couple of days of drunken, juvenile intercourse and running around town to create a long-lasting romance between a straight drunk and a lesbian, at least bi, drunk really summed up the speed of the story. It just tumbled too quickly forward, not fleshing out what needed fleshed, maybe there were too many characters being explored, something missed the mark.
Additionally, deeper into the story, the editing became rougher and rougher.
I like the story idea, but this still needs polishing and further development.
craigmatthews87's review against another edition
3.0
I found Tent Revival to be an entertaining and well-written read, with some great cosmic horror elements, and some really fun set pieces. Unfortunately, some of the elements just didn't fully come together for me, but I still thought it was a really good book - just falling a little short of being a great one.
I had a really good time reading it, and the mythology and characters both have a lot of potential. I will be reading any follow-ups and sequels that I can, and hopefully digging more into the history and future of Rebecca.
I had a really good time reading it, and the mythology and characters both have a lot of potential. I will be reading any follow-ups and sequels that I can, and hopefully digging more into the history and future of Rebecca.
dharriona's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I really wanted to love this book, but I unfortunately. just wasn't particularly fond of it. The story has an interesting premise and though it's not badly written, it does feel a bit disjointed. I didn't find the characters overly engaging and their interactions felt a bit rushed. It wasn't a bad book by any means and I am sure there will be many others that will love it.
drakaina16's review
This book is just not well-written. The dialogue sounds so stilted.
sofeeeee's review
4.0
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review. I loved tent revival by Edmund stone it was great, entertaining and a great flowing story, It was a super creepy read that leaves you totally unsure at whats going on and who to trust, all of the charatcters were written really well, I loved sy that man was boss! I didnt really find it to be that gruesome as I read lots of extreme horror but I very much enjoyed. I found the enemies and their 'powers' to be quite fun. All in all a great read and a little wacky.
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