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55 reviews for:

Play Nice

Rachel Harrison

4.36 AVERAGE

emmawdowik's review

4.5

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

alysbookclub's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

So so good. Harrison always does a great job of balancing humor with serious topics through the horror lens. This one might just be my favorite of hers - she does a great job of diving into the fear, alienation, and intense horror of being labelled the 'crazy woman'.

Content Warnings

thefmark's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jmc1516's review

3.5

Harrison's collective of work is uneven for me; I love some of it; some of it lets me down, but I keep trying her! This title falls somewhere in the middle. All of the characters were a little flat for me, and some of them with the most interesting potential were brief. The main character was completely unlikeable and because of this, I never had a moment when I was really invested or scared by the demon. I'm not a reader who needs to be terrified to enjoy a horror story, but I do like to feel some feelings about the characters; I'd particularly like to feel some concern for their wellbeing. I didn't have that experience here. I enjoyed the family dynamic with dad and mom maybe not being who the kids were told they were. Maybe if that storyline had been a little more focused then I would have been drawn in. By the end, the main character had a moment of clarity, but it was too late at that point and I was left feeling as if it was tenuous at best.