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dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I didn't like this! I mean it was terrifying! The viewpoint from the killers - blinking chilling and then with Patricia narrating the audiobook - she gave it the extra chill factor *shudder*
Seriously, I did enjoy it! Jenna and Dave have a lot more at stake now with a child, and you feel the worry when they go out on the cases! I also felt really upset with Rio and Rowley with their behaviour on one of the call outs - it really wasn't like them to be so dismissive!
Black Rock Falls should just close down over Halloween, they never have any peace! New people should be banned, and a curfew in place. That way no should die! Right?!?!
Another case that Ms Hood has twisted me up in knots. It was the fact, we knew who it was, but didn't. We knew who these girls were talking to were someone we knew, but we didn't know who they were, just so worrying and it makes me want to go home and never speak to anyone ever again! That is the power of the writing I have in front of me. The sneaking around the house, the moving of things, the messages, I hated it all because it played on every fear you have being home alone. It was fantastically done though! I really did enjoy this book, but thank god I listened to it in the day time!!!
Seriously, I did enjoy it! Jenna and Dave have a lot more at stake now with a child, and you feel the worry when they go out on the cases! I also felt really upset with Rio and Rowley with their behaviour on one of the call outs - it really wasn't like them to be so dismissive!
Black Rock Falls should just close down over Halloween, they never have any peace! New people should be banned, and a curfew in place. That way no should die! Right?!?!
Another case that Ms Hood has twisted me up in knots. It was the fact, we knew who it was, but didn't. We knew who these girls were talking to were someone we knew, but we didn't know who they were, just so worrying and it makes me want to go home and never speak to anyone ever again! That is the power of the writing I have in front of me. The sneaking around the house, the moving of things, the messages, I hated it all because it played on every fear you have being home alone. It was fantastically done though! I really did enjoy this book, but thank god I listened to it in the day time!!!
abercrombie1986's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is a creepy Halloween story and shows how we probably all know someone who is a little less stable than we think. I love the team and way they interact both teasing and supportive. I love seeing how Jenna and Dave have progressed in their personal lives. This had the right amount of creepy to put me on edge. The stalker getting into the victims’ homes creeped me out and is probably second only to Psycho for that shower scene. And the next time I come home late and have to get from my car to my home, I will definitely be thinking about this one.
The chapters told from the killer’s POV didn’t really shed any insight into who was behind the murders, but I love the information I gleamed from them. Even though I still fell for the red herring. Black Falls, the setting of the book, is serial killer central and this Halloween installment really captured that atmosphere. Did all the team members convey all the info they knew? How do you tell a Halloween trick from something the killer has done?
I read this in a sitting and recommend this series. While this is book 21, they can all be read without completing the series. But once you read one, you will want to read more.
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